The Castro

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The Castro is:

• a street in San Francisco, which is best known for being the heart of San Francisco's gay community. See separate entry for Castro Street.
• the immediate area surrounding this street. The neighborhood is also known as Eureka Valley.
• the commonly used name for the Castro Theatre ("I'm going to see "The Women" tonight at the Castro."), a landmark moviehouse that shows a wide variety of films.

The gay community's presence on this street is most concentrated in the business district that runs from the corner of Market St.-17th St.-Castro to 19th St.-Castro.

Special events:

• Castro Street Fair
• Halloween

Places of note:

• Castro Theatre
• Corner of 18th St.-Castro
• SF Muni's vintage streetcar turnaround at Market St.-17th St.-Castro
• Castro Street Station, a Muni train station (a part of the Bay Area Rapid Transit system
• Harvey Milk Plaza
• Site of Harvey Milk's Camera Store - 575 Castro St.

External links

• http://www.castroonline.com/
• http://www.sfgate.com/eguide/gay/pages/castro.shtml
• http://www.webcastro.com/castrotour/ - description of the "official" walking tour, an excellent way to get to know the Castro