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Castro Street in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, October 12, 2016. Scott Strazzante/The Chronicle. Above the Castro District in San Francisco.
The Castro Upper Market zone will be the city's fourth. The others are on Front Street, at Thrive City and at Cole Valley.. San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has pushed for the creation of more ...
Fabulosa Books opened its doors on Castro Street in 2021. Proprietor Alvin Orloff said nearly half of the store — nine ...
The Castro Theatre got its start thanks to the Nasser brothers, one of the oldest movie-business families in San Francisco. In 1907 the duo converted the family’s candy-making factory and ...
A street sign in the Castro neighborhood of San Francisco. The annual Castro Street Fair, the brainchild of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay person in California to be elected to public office ...
The heart of San Francisco's Castro District is about to undergo a $4.5 million street makeover that will feature rainbow crosswalks, wider sidewalks, outdoor seating and calmer traffic. "This is the ...
One of the city’s most popular fairs is turning 50 this year (uh oh, darling, time to dye your roots): It’s the wild and celebratory, absolutely San Francisco at its finest, Castro Street Fair ...
Born in New York state, he moved to San Francisco in 1972 and opened a camera shop on Castro Street. The neighborhood gets its name from this street, which is its main artery.
Monday night's Halloween party in San Francisco's Castro neighborhood will include DJs and live performances on three stages, located at Market and Castro (the main stage), Market and Noe, and ...
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) - It's one of San Francisco's busiest streets, and a major project to beautify the area, while also making it more friendly for pedestrians, is underway on Castro Street. On ...
Gay District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, who represents the Castro, was one of the dozen people who attended the morning meeting at the Castro Country Club, a sober space at 4058 18th Street.