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 is concentrated from the corner of Market St.-17th St.-Castro to 19th St.-Castro. The greater Castro district extends down Market street toward Church and on 18th street on both sides of Castro for a block or two.

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
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