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The Castro/Twin Peaks
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This section of Upper Market Street, centered at
Market and Castro Streets marked with rainbow flags,
is recognized as the center of San Francisco’s gay
and lesbian community, but is welcoming to all
residents and visitors. This historic area has
streets lined with specialty stores interspersed
with colorful Victorians, restaurants, and pubs.
Harvey Milk Plaza, at Market & Castro, is named
after San Francisco’s first openly gay supervisor.
The Castro Theater, 429 Castro Street, is a great
old movie palace that screens classic and art films.
Follow Market Street southwest (Market turns into
Portola) to adjacent Twin Peaks with sweeping views
of the Bay Area, when not enshrouded in fog. Sutro
Tower is reached via Twin Peaks Boulevard. Farther
to the south of the peaks is Mt. Davidson, the
highest point in San Francisco at 938 feet. The
concrete cross at its summit replaces two earlier
versions previously destroyed by fires.
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