The Castro

The Castro is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California, which is also known as Eureka Valley. Castro street, which runs through the neighborhood, is best known for being the heart of San Francisco's gay community. The Castro is also a commonly used abbreviation for the Castro Theatre, a landmark movie theater located in the Castro community.

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San Francisco, California - Eureka Valley - Gay - Castro Theatre

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San Francisco's gay village is most concentrated in the business district that is concentrated on Castro Street from Market Street to 19th Street. It extends down Market street toward Church and on 18th Street on both sides of Castro for a block or two. The greater Castro includes the surrounding residential areas. It is bordered by the Mission District, Noe Valley, Twin Peaks, and Haight-Ashbury. It may be considered to include Duboce Triangle and Dolores Heights, which have a strong gay presence.

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Gay village - Business district - Mission District - Noe Valley - Twin Peaks - Haight-Ashbury - Duboce Triangle - Dolores Heights

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Castro Street itself runs south through Noe Valley, crossing the 24th Street business district, and terminating a few blocks farther in the Glen Park neighborhood. The street was named for Joaquin Isidro de Castro, an 18th century Spanish soldier who took part in Juan Bautista de Anza's expedition to California.

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Glen Park - Spanish - Juan Bautista de Anza

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