Telegraph Hill
District of San Francisco
California - United States

North Beach, San Francisco

North Beach is a neighborhood in the northeast of San Francisco adjacent to Chinatown, Fisherman's Wharf and Russian Hill. The neighborhood is San Francisco's Little Italy, and has historically been home to a large Italian American population. It is still home to many Italian restaurants today, though many other ethnic groups currently live in the neighborhood. It was also the historic center of the beatnik subculture.

Located at 37.8003, -122.41 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in San Francisco, California, Little Italys in the United States, Red-light districts in the United States, Entertainment districts in California, Restaurant districts and streets, Beat Generation, Shopping districts and streets in the San Francisco Bay Area, Italian-American culture in California, North Beach, San Francisco

City Lights Bookstore

City Lights is an independent bookstore-publisher combination in San Francisco, California that specializes in world literature, the arts, and progressive politics. It also houses the nonprofit City Lights Foundation, which publishes selected titles related to San Francisco culture. It was founded in 1953 by poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Peter D. Martin (who left two years later).

Located at 37.7976, -122.407 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Publishing companies established in 1953, Beat Generation, Independent bookstores of the United States, Bookstores in the San Francisco Bay Area, Landmarks in San Francisco, California, Retail buildings in California, Buildings and structures in San Francisco, California, Book publishing companies based in San Francisco, California, City Lights Books, North Beach, San Francisco

Linden Lab

Linden Research, Inc. , d/b/a Linden Lab, is a privately held American Internet company that is best known as the creator of Second Life. The company's head office is in San Francisco, with additional offices in Boston, Seattle, Virginia and Davis, California. Its offices in Mountain View, Brighton, Singapore and Amsterdam were closed in 2010. In addition, the company employs remote workers that communicate and collaborate on projects using Second Life technology.

Located at 37.8003, -122.402 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Companies established in 1999, Companies based in San Francisco, California, Second Life

Washington Square (San Francisco)

Washington Square is a park in the North Beach district of San Francisco, California. The popular destination, for both locals and tourists, is surrounded by eating establishments and the Sts. Peter and Paul Church Director Don Siegel features the church and the square in scenes from the 1971 movie, Dirty Harry. The church, and nearby Dante Building, are the setting of sniper attacks by the "Scorpio Killer". The park and surrounding area is also featured in the 2000 film, Bedazzled.

Located at 37.8009, -122.41 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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North Beach, San Francisco, Parks in San Francisco, California

Hungry i

The hungry i was originally a nightclub in North Beach, San Francisco. It was launched by Eric "Big Daddy" Nord, who sold it to Enrico Banducci in 1950.

Located at 37.7962, -122.405 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Nightclubs in the San Francisco Bay Area, History of San Francisco, California, 1950s in the United States, 1960s in the United States

Barbary Coast, San Francisco

The Barbary Coast was a red-light district in old San Francisco, California. Geographically it constituted nine blocks bounded by Montgomery Street, Washington Street, Stockton Street, and Broadway. Particularly notorious was Pacific Avenue, one of the earliest streets to be cut through the hills, which led directly from the wharf to the center of town, near Portsmouth Square. The neighborhood quickly took on its seedy character during the California Gold Rush (1848–1858).

Located at 37.7966, -122.406 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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California Gold Rush, Neighborhoods in San Francisco, California, History of San Francisco, California, Red-light districts in the United States, Crime in San Francisco, California, Culture of San Francisco, California, Red-light districts

International Settlement (San Francisco)

The International Settlement was a red-light district in San Francisco, California, USA. Contrary to its name, it was neither international nor a settlement; rather, it served as a place of prostitution and drinking in the 1940s. It disappeared around the 50s and today the only traces that remains are the pillars that held the sign above Pacific Avenue at Montgomery Street (see photo, linked below).

Located at 37.7973, -122.404 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Culture of San Francisco, California, Neighborhoods in San Francisco, California, History of San Francisco, California, Red-light districts in the United States, Crime in San Francisco, California

Telegraph Hill, San Francisco

Telegraph Hill (elev. 275 ft) is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California. It is one of San Francisco's 44 hills, and one of its original "Seven Hills."

Located at 37.8024, -122.406 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Hills of San Francisco, California, Neighborhoods in San Francisco, California

Fog City Diner

The Fog City Diner is a San Francisco, California, landmark. Located at 1300 Battery Street just off The Embarcadero near the Filbert Steps, the diner is a popular tourist attraction, as well as an occasional movie location. (Among other productions, it was used in So I Married an Axe Murderer with Mike Myers and an episode of Nash Bridges, starring Don Johnson. ) Their number is (415) 982-2000.

Located at 37.8035, -122.402 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in San Francisco, California, Landmarks in San Francisco, California, Restaurants in San Francisco, California, Restaurants established in 1985, Diners

Teatro ZinZanni

Teatro ZinZanni is a circus dinner theater that began in the neighborhood of Lower Queen Anne in Seattle, Washington. It has since expanded to a site on the waterfront at Pier 29 on The Embarcadero in San Francisco, California. Teatro ZinZanni was created by Norman Langill, and was once described as "the Moulin Rouge meets Cirque du Soleil. " The show is a blend of European cabaret, circus arts, fine dining, and vaudeville performed in a Belgian spiegeltent (mirror tent).

Located at 37.805, -122.403 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Circuses, Dinner theatre, Restaurants in San Francisco, California, Visitor attractions in San Francisco, California, Restaurants established in 1998

Saints Peter and Paul Church, San Francisco

Saints Peter and Paul Church is a Roman Catholic Church in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood. Located (somewhat ironically) at 666 Filbert Street, it is directly across from Washington Square, San Francisco and is administered by the Salesians of Don Bosco. It is known as "La cattedrale d'Italia ovest," or "The Italian Cathedral of the West," and has served as the home church and cultural center for San Francisco's Italian-American community since its consecration.

Located at 37.8016, -122.41 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Churches in San Francisco, California, Landmarks in San Francisco, California, North Beach, San Francisco, Roman Catholic churches in California

Caffe Trieste

Caffé Trieste is a chain of six Italian-themed coffeehouse plus one retail store in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. The Caffe Trieste was opened in 1956 by Giovanni Giotta (aka "Papa Gianni"), who in 1950 had emigrated to San Francisco, California, from the small fishing town of Rovigno, Italy (now part of Croatia). Missing the espresso houses of Trieste, Italy, Giotta opened his own cafe. Caffe Trieste is said to be the first espresso house on the West Coast.

Located at 37.7987, -122.407 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Coffee houses of the United States, Culture of San Francisco, California, North Beach, San Francisco, Restaurants in San Francisco, California, Restaurants established in 1956

Condor Club

The Condor Night Club is a striptease bar or topless bar in the North Beach section of San Francisco, in California, USA. The club opened in 1964. The club is located at the corner of Broadway and Columbus. The large lit sign in front of the club featured a picture of Carol Doda. The sign had red lights on the image of her breasts. She was the first topless entertainer there and the most famous. Her première topless dance occurred on the evening of June 19, 1964. The club went bottomless (i.e.

Located at 37.798, -122.407 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Strip clubs in the United States, Culture of San Francisco, California, History of San Francisco, California, Landmarks in San Francisco, California, Restaurants in San Francisco, California, Restaurants established in 1964, Sex industry in San Francisco, California, North Beach, San Francisco

Vesuvio Cafe

Vesuvio Cafe is a historic bar in North Beach, San Francisco, California where 'beat' poetry was invented. It is located at 255 Columbus Avenue across an alley from City Lights Bookstore. It is open every day of the year 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. The bar was founded in 1948 by Henri Lenoir, and was frequented by a number of Beat Generation celebrities, including Jack Kerouac, Dylan Thomas, and Neal Cassady.

Located at 37.7974, -122.406 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Drinking establishments in the San Francisco Bay Area, Restaurants in San Francisco, California, Restaurants established in 1948, 1948 establishments in California, North Beach, San Francisco

Jack Kerouac Alley

Jack Kerouac Alley (formerly Adler Alley or Adler Place) is a one-way alleyway in Chinatown, San Francisco, California, that connects Grant Avenue and Columbus Avenue. The alley is named after Jack Kerouac, a Beat Generation writer who used to frequent the pub and bookstore adjacent to the alley. The alley was a common place for garbage dumping and a shortcut for trucks.

Located at 37.7975, -122.407 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Streets in San Francisco, California, Landmarks in San Francisco, California, North Beach, San Francisco

Washington Square Bar and Grill

The Washington Square Bar and Grill is a landmark restaurant adjoining Washington Square in San Francisco, California's North Beach neighborhood (Powell at Union streets). Known widely as the Washbag, so named by columnist Herb Caen as a play on words, it was a favorite gathering place for a generation of writers, politicians, musicians, and social elite. The restaurant was opened in 1973 by local Ed Moose, a former dispatcher and reporter for the St.

Located at 37.8004, -122.411 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Restaurants in San Francisco, California, History of San Francisco, California, Softball teams, Restaurants established in 1973, North Beach, San Francisco

Columbus Avenue (San Francisco)

Columbus Avenue is a street that runs diagonally through the North Beach and Chinatown areas of San Francisco, California, from Washington and Montgomery Streets by the Transamerica Pyramid to Beach Street near Fisherman's Wharf. This street is home to several notable venues, such as Jack Kerouac Alley, named for poet Jack Kerouac, City Lights Bookstore, and Bimbo's 365 Club. The street's original name was Montgomery Avenue.

Located at 37.8011, -122.411 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Streets in San Francisco, California, Red-light districts in the United States, North Beach, San Francisco

Levi's Plaza

Levi's Plaza is an office complex located in Embarcadero in San Francisco, California. It houses the headquarters of Levi Strauss & Co. As of 1998 the company Blue Jeans Equity West is the landlord of the complex. In 1998 the ownership of the company consisted of Equitable Real Estate, Gerson Bakar, Jim Joseph, and Al Wilsey. Steve Ginsberg of the San Francisco Business Times said in 1998 that the complex is "the only true corporate campus" in San Francisco.

Located at 37.8025, -122.401 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Office buildings in San Francisco, California, Parks in San Francisco, California

Grant Avenue

Grant Avenue in San Francisco, California is one of the oldest streets in the city's Chinatown district. It runs in a north-south direction starting at Market Street in the heart of downtown and dead-ending past Francisco Street in the North Beach district. It resumes at North Point Street and stretches one block to The Embarcadero and the foot of Pier 39. Grant Avenue is a one-way street; automobile traffic can only travel northbound.

Located at 37.7975, -122.407 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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North Beach, San Francisco, Streets in San Francisco, California

Greenwich and The Embarcadero Station

Greenwich and The Embarcadero Station is a light rail station in San Francisco, California, serving the San Francisco Municipal Railway's F Market & Wharves heritage railway line. It is located on The Embarcadero at Greenwich Street.

Located at 37.8032, -122.401 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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F Market & Wharves, Muni Metro stations

Chestnut and The Embarcadero Station

Chestnut and The Embarcadero Station is a light rail station in San Francisco, California, serving the San Francisco Municipal Railway's F Market & Wharves heritage railway line. It is located on The Embarcadero at Chestnut and Sansome Streets.

Located at 37.8051, -122.403 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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F Market & Wharves, Muni Metro stations

Barbary Coast Trail

The Barbary Coast Trail is a walking tour connecting 20 historic sites and local history museums in San Francisco, California. Approximately 180 bronze medallions and arrows embedded in the sidewalk mark the 3.8-mile (6.1 km) trail. The historic sites of the Barbary Coast Trail relate primarily to the period from the California Gold Rush of 1849 to the Earthquake and Fire of 1906, a period when San Francisco grew from a small village to the busiest port on the West Coast.

Located at 37.7994, -122.409 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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1998 establishments in the United States, Historic trails and roads in California, History of San Francisco, California, Landmarks in San Francisco, California, Trails in the San Francisco Bay Area

Club Fugazi

The Club Fugazi is a small theater and nightclub located in the North Beach, San Francisco, California district of San Francisco, California. The address is 678 Green Street although the portion of Green in front of the club has been renamed Beach Blanket Babylon Boulevard in honor of the long-running musical revue which has played at the Club Fugazi for some two decades. The theater is on the ground floor in a building which is formally known as Casa Coloniale Italiana John F.

Located at 37.7992, -122.41 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Culture of San Francisco, California, Nightclubs in the San Francisco Bay Area, Theatres in the San Francisco Bay Area

Pioneer Park (San Francisco)

Pioneer Park is a 4.89-acre park crowning the top of Telegraph Hill in San Francisco. It was established in 1876 in celebration of the United States Centennial. Prior to establishment of the park, it was the site of the Marine Telegraph Station. The main feature of the park, Coit Tower, was completed in 1933 using a $100,000 bequest left to the city by Lillie Hitchcock Coit in 1924.

Located at 37.8025, -122.406 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Parks in San Francisco, California

The Purple Onion

The Purple Onion was a celebrated cellar club in the North Beach area of San Francisco, California located at 140 Columbus Avenue (between Jackson and Pacific). With an intimate, 80-person setting, the club was a popular influence in local music and entertainment during the Beat era.

Located at 37.7967, -122.405 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in San Francisco, California, Nightclubs in the San Francisco Bay Area, Comedy clubs in the United States