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The Castro

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 concentrated in the business district[?] that runs from the corner of Market St.-17th St.-Castro to 19th St.-Castro.

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