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	Castro SF Home Page - The Complete Local Guide
		The Patio Cafe at 531 Castro St has been boarded up for close to a decade - despite the still glowing neon marquee.
		Many residents are feeling frustrated at how this renovation project can go on for so long.
		Explore Castro SF with handy cross reference indexes and maps.
	www.castrosf.org (120 words)

	"Castro Street" San Francisco Photo Tour
		The Castro Theater is the main landmark for the Castro area.
		The Castro hasn't always been primarily gay, in the late 1800s it was home to working class immigrant family's like Scandinavian, Irish, and Italian, many of their large victorian homes still stand today.
		When you get back to Castro Street there ia a restaurant called Harvey's, if you look on the window you will see a heart, this means you are in the heart of the Castro.
	sfphototour.tripod.com /castro_street.html (1032 words)

	North Gate News Online :: Castro Street Halloween Horror for Residents
		Castro Street was turned into two walking-lanes with an "ambulance route" snaking between the lanes.
		Kristy Oakley, 34, and a resident of Castro, opted to travel to her mother's house in the East Bay to enjoy the night.
		Oakley, who is a personal trainer and used to be a regular at the Castro celebration, said she hasn't attended the event since 2002 when four people were stabbed.
	journalism.berkeley.edu /ngno/stories/028109.html (656 words)

	San Francisco Castro Guide and Pictures
		The Castro is more formally known as Eureka Valley, which was the name for this neighborhood before this working-class district was homosexualized during the gay liberation movement of the 1960s and 70s.
		Just off of Market Street and at the entrance to the San Francisco Castro Muni station is Harvey Milk Plaza, which is named after the "Mayor of Castro Street." Milk played a large part in the gay liberation movement.
		The Castro Theatre at 429 Castro Street (off Market) is a historic movie house that plays an unusual mix of independent, foreign, gay and camp films as well as playing host to the San Francisco International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.
	www.zurdogo.com /neighborhoods/castro.html (1285 words)

	Downtown Photo Gallery
		Castro Street was narrowed from a four lane street to a two lane street.
		Since the renovation of Castro Street, a variety of public and private improvements have come to Downtown, and more are on the way.
		Bryant Street, the street parallel to Downtown, was lined only with parking lots and empty parcels up until the late 1990s.
	members.aol.com /Nap98/downtownpg.htm (1821 words)

	Castro Neighborhood - A Local's Guide For Visiting, Touring Or Moving To San Francisco
		On November 8, 1997, this rainbow flag was installed to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the election of Harvey Milk to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors by voters of District 5.
		The intersection of 18th and Castro streets is definitely the epicenter or this gay mecca here in San Francisco.
		The "strip" on Castro street is only two blocks long, between Market and 19th streets (although of course the neighborhood is much bigger and its accepting mentality stretches throughout the city).
	www.dreamworld.org /sfguide/Neighborhoods/castro (1817 words)

	Eureka Valley page
		Today, Eureka Valley, the Castro district, is the center of San Francisco's large gay and lesbian population, who constitute perhaps 16% of the city's men and probably some slightly smaller fraction of women.
		The neighborhood boundaries are approximately Douglas Street on the west, Church Street on the east, Duboce Avenue on the north, and the crest of the hill at about 21st Street that separates Eureka Valley from Noe Valley on the south.
		Harvey Milk (1930-1978) "Mayor of Castro Street" and said by everyone who knew him to be a heck of a nice guy, was San Francisco's first openly gay supervisor.
	www.jim-collier.com /lifeofacity/noe-castro/pages/castro.html (1516 words)

	San Francisco/Castro Street - Wikitravel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Castro is on the K, L, or M underground Muni lines at the Castro stop or the Church Street stop.
		Street parking is very hard to find, especially on the weekends.
		There are several major cultural festivals/events in the Castro annually, including the Gay Pride Block Party in late June, the Castro Street Fair on the first Sunday in October, and a Hallowe'en block party on the last Saturday in October.
	wikitravel.org /en/San_Francisco/Castro_Street (835 words)

	San Francisco Neighborhoods: Castro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Saturday before the big parade, the Mission and Castro districts are taken over by lesbians from all walks of life, as well as their children, pets and musical instruments for the SF Dyke March (and Rally).
		CityGuides' volunteer-led walking tour, called Castro: Tales of the Village takes you on a stroll down the historic byways of the Castro, from its roots as an Ohlone Indian foraging ground, through its humble beginnings as a working-class neighborhood of immigrant homesteaders to its emergence as the vibrant, eclectic district it is today.
		Frequenters of Daddy's (440 Castro St.), a small, dark and intimate Castro Street hangout, are youngish, largely male and impeccably leather-clad.
	www.sfgate.com /traveler/guide/sf/neighborhoods/castro.shtml (4470 words)

	Mountain View Downtown
		Mountain View’s transit station is located at the east end of Castro Street and serves as the connecting point for the Cal Train (to SF and San Jose), the VTA light rail (to intermediate points between Mountain View and San Jose) and a number of bus lines.
		Although the east-west blocks tend to be excessively long, there are many mid-block passageways that connect the street with the string of parking lots that encircle Castro Street.
		The downside is that the central retail area is not particularly well-balanced, and most of those folks who have settled in the new construction close to Castro Street must go elsewhere for their groceries, clothes, drugs and other basic necessities.
	www.tndwest.com /mountainviewdowntown.html (2680 words)

	Bonus Castro Photos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Castro Street is named for Joaquin Isidro de Castro, a soldier with de Anza, whose grandson Jose Castro was a resistance fighter when the U.S. took California from Mexico in 1846.
		Soon he was the unofficial ”Mayor of Castro Street.” When he found the Eureka Valley Merchants Association wouldn't admit gay members, Harvey joined with the nice folks at Cliff’s Variety to start the rival Castro Village Association, which held the first Castro Street Fair in 1974, attracting 5,000 visitors.
		The spontaneous silent 40,000-strong candlelight march from the Castro to City Hall the night Supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone were assassinated by disgruntled former Supervisor Dan White.
	members.aol.com /strangecastro/extra.html (1406 words)

	SF Gate: Gay & Lesbian Guide: Castro
		A world-wide symbol of gay freedom and a major source of gay political power, the Castro is also at the heart of a controversy over queer commodification as rents rise and the one-time Gay Freedom Day parade seems more focused on selling than on yelling.
		Still, there's something magical about the Castro and its nearby queer suburb, Twin Peaks, where straight people, and the prejudices they sometimes keep, are in the distinct minority.
		As home to most of the nascent gay and lesbian community and political groups of this time period, the Castro gradually replaced the Polk as the focus of gay life.
	www.sfgate.com /eguide/gay/pages/castro.shtml (666 words)

	Fate of Castro Cable Is Argued
		At 18th Street the cable car connected with the No. 8 streetcar that now served the remaining part of the former Market-Castro cable car line.
		After the Market Street Railway failed in its attempts for outright abandonment of its money losing Castro cable line, it was successful on April 5, 1941 of incorporating the route of the Castro Cable car into the new No. 24 crosstown motor coach line.
		Across the street a 1550 class streetcar on the connecting No. 8 line likewise awaits its departure time for its run down Market Street to the Ferry, mid-1930s.
	www.cablecarmuseum.org /archive/Library/CastroCable.htm (541 words)

	MVCPA Directions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Center is on the left at 500 Castro Street (corner of Castro and Mercy streets).
		The Center is on the right at 500 Castro Street (corner of Castro and Mercy streets).
		Castro Street is located between Calderon Avenue and Shoreline Boulevard.
	www.ci.mtnview.ca.us /mvcpa/directions.html (280 words)

	Castro Online, Your Community Connection
		Hurrying along Castro Street you may hear a velour and sandpaper, honeyed Southern contralto that splits to a higher octave in the excitement of storytelling.
		The room darkens, orders for the two drink minimum are taken, an unassuming guy with a guitar takes a seat and plucks simple strings.
		It is an unusual start for an evening at the world-renowned Empire Plush Room at the York Hotel on Sutter Street.
	www.castroonline.com /spectrum (1599 words)

	Castro Street Fair: Living History in SF \| The News is NowPublic.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Castro Street Fair: Living History in SF cheer sf
		Castro Street is a major crosstown route and Market is even busier.
		The few booths that occupied the street were for food and drinks.
	www.nowpublic.com /castro_street_fair_living_history_in_sf (285 words)

	"Trolley Car Tour" San Francisco Photo Tour
		Just aross the street from the Mint is a statue that is at the foot of Dolores Street, two blocks down this street is the Dolores Mission.
		We are now at the end of the line, we are at the corner of 17th Street and Castro Street.
		If you walk to Church Street, there is a MUNI stop there for the trolley or the subway, to get back downtown.
	sfphototour.tripod.com /trolley_car_tour.html (393 words)

	Inn On Castro bed and breakfast - San Francisco, California. San Francisco Bed and Breakfast Inns.
		Castro is at the bottom of Twin Peaks Hills at the end of Market Street.
		Either way, after about twenty blocks take a right onto Market Street, follow for about ten blocks to Castro Street, where you take a right: we are halfway up the block on the right side.
		Three are right accross the street from the Inn, all one bedroom, kitchen, bath and large hall; some with Castro views, some with large private balconies, and only one block from the Castro Theatre.
	www.bedandbreakfast.com /california-san-francisco-innoncastro.html (667 words)

	History and photos of The Castro district in San Francisco
		The Castro district in San Francisco is known for its sizeable gay and lesbian population, its historic Castro Theatre, and its rows of restored Victorian homes.
		One prominent landmark is the Castro Theatre, built in 1922 and one of the few movie palaces from that era still in operation.
		The storefront at 575 Castro Street was once a camera shop owned by Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man elected to a prominent public office.
	www.inetours.com /Pages/SFNbrhds/Castro.html (581 words)

	Castro Street, San Francisco, 1987, by Brian Deer
		In the cafe, in San Francisco's Castro Street, there is little talk of Aids.
		Here, as in any Castro restaurant, sufferers are a common sight and good taste encourages euphemism.
		Most people now speak of the "health problem", while many closest to the crisis prefer to say nothing about it at all, choosing for the present to concentrate on their lives.
	briandeer.com /social/castro-street.htm (946 words)

	SF Station: Castro Theatre
		The Castro Theatre, designated a Registered Landmark in 1977, is considered not only the finest example of a 1920s movie palace in San Francisco (Landmark Report), but one of the best preserved of its type in the nation.
		In July 1977 the Castro Theatre became the 100th edifice to receive the protection and prestige of landmark status, establishing a welcome milestone for the city as well as the Theatre.
		The Castro was built at a cost of $300,000 in 1922 by the pioneer San Francisco theatre entrepreneurs, the Nasser Brothers, who started on Castro Street with a nickelodeon in 1908.
	www.sfstation.com /castro-theatre-b776 (642 words)

	Castro Street Fair 2006 Event San Francisco Travel Gayot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Started in 1974, the Castro Street Fair is one of the longest-running and most popular Bay Area traditions.
		The one day event transforms the Castro neighborhood of San Francisco into a seething bazaar of artists, vendors, live musicians and inebriated partygoers.
		One of the main draws is the three dance pavilions with ongoing music—one features hip-hop, one country western and one house music.
	www.gayot.com /cityguides/sanfrancisco/events/castro_street_fair.html (215 words)

	Past: Historic transit heartland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Tragically, no Castro cable cars were preserved, but Muni recently restored a near-twin from the Sacramento-Clay line (abandoned in 1942), which may one day operate on special occasions on the surviving California Street cable line.
		The F-line opened from Castro to the East Bay Terminal on September 1, 1995, replacing the 8-line trolley coaches, and was immediately so popular that Muni realized it would need additional cars to operate the planned extension to Fisherman’s Wharf.
		When Castro residents head downtown, they ride the rails of Market Street, just as their predecessors have for more than 120 years.
	www.streetcar.org /ppf/past/castro/index.html (1723 words)

	Halloween In The Castro III
		At 6:00 p.m., Market Street will close from Church to Diamond and Castro Street will close from 16th to 20th.
		The nearest BART station to the Castro is located at 16th and Mission, just six blocks away from Market Street.
		All event gates to Halloween in the Castro are ADA accessible.
	www.halloweeninthecastro.com /transportation.html (352 words)

	North Gate News Online :: Haloween Brings Annoyance to Castro Street
		All the same the Castro once again prepared for a celebration that attracts upwards of 200,000 who roam Castro and Market Streets until well after midnight.
		The ban began after the 2002 celebration, when five people were stabbed and dozens were arrested for public drunkenness.
		They can still sell alcohol, but at least some of the 110 Castro area stores and bars that sell liquor will remain closed to avoid being held liable for patrons consuming their beverages outdoors.
	journalism.berkeley.edu /ngno/stories/003513.html (708 words)

	Geison.com >> Being Gay >> The Castro
		The Castro is probably one of the Gayest places on earth.
		The theater is on Castro street near the intersection with Market.
		Finally, here is a view down the street on Market and the famous Sutro tower which you can see if it isn't foggy.
	members.cox.net /jim.geison/2_4.html (249 words)

	Amazon.com: The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk (Stonewall Inn Editions (Paperback)): Books: ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Thus, Shilts follows the growth of the Castro as a gay neighborhood and the growth of San Francisco's gay community from a ragtag collection of people who socialized and sexualized together into a vibrant and political force.
		The Mayor of Castro Street is proof positive that he [the author] can turn even the most mundane of political machinations into high drama.
		In The Mayor of Castro Street, the late Randy Shilts paints a vivid picture, not only of the life of gay politician Harvey Milk, but of the fight for gay rights in 1970's San Francisco and the nation as a whole.
	www.amazon.com /Mayor-Castro-Street-Stonewall-Paperback/dp/0312019009 (2025 words)

	Street Fairs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Of the several street parties held in the Castro each year, this is by far the biggest daytime party the Castro celebrates.
		The Fair is centered at the intersection of Castro and Market streets, right in the very heart of the Castro District.
		It is always scheduled for the first Sunday in October, and always occurs exactly one week after the Folsom Street Fair.
	www.sfleatherandbear.com /streetfairs.html (444 words)

	Current Programming at the Castro Theatre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		August Ragone and the Castro Theatre have prepared more chills and thrills for all you Monster Kids out there (and you know what you are!).
		Street parking is available along with two small parking lots.
		San Francisco city residents are advised to use public transportation available from all points of the city to the Castro District.
	www.castrotheatre.com /p-list3.html (3036 words)

	Castro Online FAQ
		The Castro Street Fair is always on the first Sunday of October annually.
		The Folsom Street Fair is always on the last Sunday of September annually.
		The Dore Alley Fair, AKA the Up Your Alley Fair, is always on the last Sunday of July annually.
	www.castroonline.com /castro/faq.html (145 words)

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