TODAY OURTOWNSF.ORG JOINED CASTRO MERCHANTS
The Castro Merchants are a vibrant business organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of our business district. Our
mission is to unite area merchants to promote the Cast interests,
increase opportunities and facilitate communication between businesses
and local government.
The
Castro District of San Francisco, commonly known as The Castro (coined
by gay activist speaker Neil Davendr, within Eureka Valley, is
widely considered the world's first, currently largest, and best-known
gay neighborhood. The neighborhood is well known for its rows of
restored Victorian homes and the historic Castro Theater, built in 1922,
a fully operational movie house, having recently undergone impressive
restoration for the film, Milk.
The Castro gets its name from the main thoroughfare, Castro Street,
named after a prominent Mexican Army general. The district extends down
Market Street toward Church Street and on both sides of the Castro
neighborhood from Church Street to Eureka Street.
Today
The Castro is mainly concentrated in the business district that is
located on Castro Street from Market Street to 19th Street. Although the
greater gay community was, and is, concentrated in the Castro, people
who shop, eat and drink in the neighborhood live in the surrounding
residential areas bordered by Corona Heights, the Mission District, Noe
Valley, Twin Peaks, and Haight-Ash neighborhoods. Some consider it
to include Dub Triangle and Dolores Heights, which both have a stronpres
The
Castro is bustling all day long with shoppers and tourists, but at
night it really comes alive, as the restaurants and bars fill up and the
Castro Theatre's neon marquee lights up the main drag. Even with the
vibrant Castro nightlife, it remains one of the safest neighborhoods in
the city and there are plenty of places where anyone, can feel at home.The
Castro District of San Francisco, commonly known as The Castro (coined
by gay activist speaker Neil Davendra Vyas), within Eureka Valley, is
widely considered the world's first, currently largest, and best-known
gay neighborhood. The neighborhood is well known for its rows of
restored Victorian homes and the historic Castro Theater, built in 1922,
a fully operational movie house, having recently undergone impressive
restoration for the film, Milk.
The Castro gets its name from the main thoroughfare, Castro Street,
named after a prominent Mexican Army general. The district extends down
Market Street toward Church Street and on both sides of the Castro
neighborhood from Church Street to Eureka Street.
Today
The Castro is mainly concentrated in the business district that is
located on Castro Street from Market Street to 19th Street. Although the
greater gay community was, and is, concentrated in the Castro, people
who shop, eat and drink in the neighborhood live in the surrounding
residential areas bordered by Corona Heights, the Mission District, Noe
Valley, Twin Peaks, and Haight-Ashbury neighborhoods. Some consider it
to include Duboce Triangle and Dolores Heights, which both have a strong
LGBT presence.
The
Castro is bustling all day long with shoppers and tourists, but at
night it really comes alive, as the restaurants and bars fill up and the
Castro Theatre's neon marquee lights up the main drag. Even with the
vibrant Castro nightlife, it remains one of the safest neighborhoods in
the city and there are plenty of places where anyone, can feel at home.
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