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173 relations: Alaska, Alcalde, Alfred E. Clarke Mansion, Alta California, American Civil War, Area codes 415 and 628, Arvid Adolf Etholén, Baltic Sea, Bay Area Reporter, Berkeley, California, Bisexuality, Bobbi Campbell, Bodega Bay, Butch and femme, California, California gold rush, California's 11th congressional district, California's 11th senatorial district, California's 17th State Assembly district, Castro Camera, Castro clone, Castro station, Castro Street Fair, Castro Theatre, Cheney, Washington, Chinatown, San Francisco, Cleve Jones, Coloma, California, Consolidated city-county, Corona Heights, San Francisco, Dan White, Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, Denmark, Diamond Heights, San Francisco, Duboce Triangle, San Francisco, Dyke march, Eureka Valley, San Francisco, F Market & Wharves, Fidel Castro, Finland, Finnila's Finnish Baths, First Lord of the Admiralty, Fort Ross, California, Frameline Film Festival, France, Gay, Gay village, GLBT Historical Society, Glen Park, San Francisco, Government of San Francisco, ... Expand index (123 more) »
- Danish-American culture in California
- Finnish-American culture in California
- Gay villages in California
- Irish-American culture in California
- Italian-American culture in California
- Norwegian-American culture in California
- Swedish-American culture in California
- Tourist attractions in San Francisco
- Working-class culture in California
Alaska
Alaska is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America.
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Alcalde
Alcalde is the traditional Spanish municipal magistrate, who had both judicial and administrative functions.
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Alfred E. Clarke Mansion
The Alfred E. Clarke Mansion, also known as the Caselli Mansion, Nobby Clarke's Castle and Nobby Clarke's Folly, is a mansion at 250 Douglass Street on the corner of Caselli Avenue in Eureka Valley, San Francisco, California.
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Alta California
Alta California ('Upper California'), also known as Nueva California ('New California') among other names, was a province of New Spain formally established in 1804.
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American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.
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Area codes 415 and 628
Area codes 415 and 628 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the city of San Francisco and its northern suburbs in Marin County (across the Golden Gate), and the northeast corner of San Mateo County in the U.S. state of California.
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Arvid Adolf Etholén
Arvid Adolf Etholén, or Adolf Karlovich Etolin (Адольф Карлович Этолин.; 9 January 1799, Helsinki – 29 March 1876, Elimäki) was a naval officer, explorer and administrator in the Russian Empire who was employed by the Russian-American Company from July 1818.
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Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden, and the North and Central European Plain.
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Bay Area Reporter
The Bay Area Reporter is a free weekly LGBT newspaper serving the LGBT communities in the San Francisco Bay Area. Castro District, San Francisco and Bay Area Reporter are LGBT culture in San Francisco.
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Berkeley, California
Berkeley is a city on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay in northern Alameda County, California, United States.
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Bisexuality
Bisexuality is a romantic or sexual attraction or behavior toward both males and females (gender binary), to more than one gender, or to both people of the same gender and different genders.
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Bobbi Campbell
Robert Boyle "Bobbi" Campbell Jr. (January 28, 1952 – August 15, 1984) was a public health nurse and an early United States AIDS activist.
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Bodega Bay
Bodega Bay (Bahía Bodega) is a shallow, rocky inlet of the Pacific Ocean on the coast of northern California in the United States.
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Butch and femme
Butch and femme are masculine (butch) or feminine (femme) identities in the lesbian subculture that have associated traits, behaviors, styles, self-perception, and so on.
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California
California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.
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California gold rush
The California gold rush (1848–1855) was a gold rush that began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California.
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California's 11th congressional district
California's 11th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California and is represented by Nancy Pelosi.
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California's 11th senatorial district
California's 11th senatorial district is one of 40 California State Senate districts.
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California's 17th State Assembly district
California's 17th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts.
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Castro Camera
Castro Camera was a camera store in the Castro District of San Francisco, California, operated by Harvey Milk from 1972 until his assassination in 1978.
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Castro clone
Castro clone is LGBT slang for a homosexual man who appears in dress and style as an idealized working-class man. Castro District, San Francisco and Castro clone are LGBT culture in San Francisco.
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Castro station
Castro station is a Muni Metro station at the intersection of Market Street, Castro Street, and 17th Street in the Castro District of San Francisco, California.
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Castro Street Fair
The is a San Francisco LGBT street festival and fair usually held on the first Sunday in October in the Castro neighborhood, the main gay neighborhood and social center in the city. Castro District, San Francisco and Castro Street Fair are LGBT culture in San Francisco.
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Castro Theatre
The Castro Theatre is a historic movie palace in the Castro District of San Francisco, California. The venue became San Francisco Historic Landmark #100 in September 1976. Castro District, San Francisco and Castro Theatre are LGBT culture in San Francisco.
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Cheney, Washington
Cheney is a city in Spokane County, Washington, United States.
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Chinatown, San Francisco
The Chinatown centered on Grant Avenue and Stockton Street in San Francisco, California, is the oldest Chinatown in North America and one of the largest Chinese enclaves outside Asia. Castro District, San Francisco and Chinatown, San Francisco are neighborhoods in San Francisco and Tourist attractions in San Francisco.
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Cleve Jones
Cleve Jones (born October 11, 1954) is an American AIDS and LGBT rights activist.
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Coloma, California
Coloma (Nisenan: Cullumah, meaning "beautiful") is a census-designated place in El Dorado County, California, US.
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Consolidated city-county
In United States local government, a consolidated city-county (also known as either a city-parish or a consolidated government in Louisiana, depending on the locality, or a unified municipality, unified home rule borough, or city and borough, from Alaska Municipal League in Alaska) is formed when one or more cities and their surrounding county (parish in Louisiana, borough in Alaska) merge into one unified jurisdiction.
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Corona Heights, San Francisco
Corona Heights is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California, just north of Market Street and Eureka Valley. Castro District, San Francisco and Corona Heights, San Francisco are neighborhoods in San Francisco.
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Dan White
Daniel James White (September 2, 1946 – October 21, 1985) was an American politician who assassinated George Moscone, the mayor of San Francisco, and Harvey Milk, a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, inside City Hall on November 27, 1978.
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Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon
Dorothy Louise Taliaferro "Del" Martin (May 5, 1921 – August 27, 2008) and Phyllis Ann Lyon (November 10, 1924 – April 9, 2020) were an American lesbian couple based in San Francisco who were known as feminist and gay-rights activists.
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Denmark
Denmark (Danmark) is a Nordic country in the south-central portion of Northern Europe.
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Diamond Heights, San Francisco
Diamond Heights is a neighborhood in central San Francisco, California, roughly bordered by Diamond Heights Boulevard and Noe Valley to the north and east and Glen Canyon Park to the south and west. Castro District, San Francisco and Diamond Heights, San Francisco are neighborhoods in San Francisco.
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Duboce Triangle, San Francisco
The Duboce Triangle is a neighborhood of San Francisco, California, located below Buena Vista Park and between the neighborhoods of the Castro/Eureka Valley, the Mission District, and the Lower Haight. Castro District, San Francisco and Duboce Triangle, San Francisco are neighborhoods in San Francisco.
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Dyke march
A dyke march is a lesbian visibility and protest march, much like the original Gay Pride parades and gay rights demonstrations.
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Eureka Valley, San Francisco
Eureka Valley is a neighborhood in San Francisco, primarily a quiet residential neighborhood but boasting one of the most visited sub-neighborhoods in the city, The Castro. Castro District, San Francisco and Eureka Valley, San Francisco are neighborhoods in San Francisco.
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F Market & Wharves
The F Market & Wharves line is one of several light rail lines in San Francisco, California. Castro District, San Francisco and f Market & Wharves are Tourist attractions in San Francisco.
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Fidel Castro
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016) was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, serving as the prime minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 and president from 1976 to 2008.
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Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe.
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Finnila's Finnish Baths
Finnila's Finnish Baths—a.k.a. Finnila's—was a Finnish bathhouse and a health club in San Francisco, California. Castro District, San Francisco and Finnila's Finnish Baths are Finnish-American culture in California.
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First Lord of the Admiralty
The First Lord of the Admiralty, or formally the Office of the First Lord of the Admiralty, was the political head of the English and later British Royal Navy.
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Fort Ross, California
Fort Ross (Fort-Ross, krepost' Ross) is a former Russian establishment on the west coast of North America in what is now Sonoma County, California.
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Frameline Film Festival
The Frameline Film Festival (aka San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival) (formerly San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival; San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival) began as a storefront event in 1976. Castro District, San Francisco and Frameline Film Festival are LGBT culture in San Francisco.
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France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.
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Gay
Gay is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual.
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Gay village
A gay village, also known as a gayborhood, is a geographical area with generally recognized boundaries that is inhabited or frequented by many lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBT) people.
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GLBT Historical Society
The GLBT Historical Society (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society) (formerly Gay and Lesbian Historical Society of Northern California; San Francisco Bay Area Gay and Lesbian Historical Society) maintains an extensive collection of archival materials, artifacts and graphic arts relating to the history of LGBT people in the United States, with a focus on the LGBT communities of San Francisco and Northern California.
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Glen Park, San Francisco
Glen Park is a residential neighborhood in San Francisco, California, located south of Twin Peaks and adjacent to Glen Canyon Park. Castro District, San Francisco and Glen Park, San Francisco are neighborhoods in San Francisco.
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Government of San Francisco
The government of the City and County of San Francisco utilizes the "strong mayor" form of mayoral/council government, composed of the Mayor, Board of Supervisors, several elected officers, and numerous other entities.
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Grand duchy
A grand duchy is a country or territory whose official head of state or ruler is a monarch bearing the title of grand duke or grand duchess.
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Grand Duchy of Finland
The Grand Duchy of Finland, officially and also translated as the Grand Principality of Finland, was the predecessor state of modern Finland.
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Great Northern War
The Great Northern War (1700–1721) was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe.
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Gustave Niebaum
Gustave Ferdinand Niebaum (born Gustaf Ferdinand Nybom; 31 August 1842 – 5 August 1908) was a Finnish-American sea captain and winemaker. Castro District, San Francisco and Gustave Niebaum are Finnish-American culture in California.
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Haight-Ashbury
Haight-Ashbury is a district of San Francisco, California, named for the intersection of Haight and Ashbury streets. Castro District, San Francisco and Haight-Ashbury are neighborhoods in San Francisco.
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Halloween in the Castro
Halloween in the Castro was an annual Halloween celebration held in The Castro district of San Francisco, first held in the 1940s as a neighborhood costume contest. Castro District, San Francisco and Halloween in the Castro are LGBT culture in San Francisco.
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Hartford Street Zen Center
The Hartford Street Zen Center, temple name Issan-ji (literally 'One Mountain Temple'), is a Soto Zen practice-center located in the Castro district of San Francisco.
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Harvey Milk
Harvey Bernard Milk (May 22, 1930 – November 27, 1978) was an American politician and the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California, as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
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Harvey Milk Plaza
Harvey Milk Plaza is a transit plaza at the Castro Muni Metro subway station commemorating Harvey Milk, in San Francisco's Castro District, in the U.S. state of California.
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Hawaii
Hawaii (Hawaii) is an island state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland.
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Henry Askeli
Philip Henry Askeli (March 24, 1886 – March 13, 1962) was a Finnish American draftsman, labor activist and therapist.
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HIV
The human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) are two species of Lentivirus (a subgroup of retrovirus) that infect humans.
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HIV/AIDS
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that attacks the immune system.
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Human Rights Campaign
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is an American LGBTQ advocacy group.
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I Remember Mama (musical)
I Remember Mama is a musical with a book by Thomas Meehan, lyrics by Martin Charnin and Raymond Jessel, and music by Richard Rodgers. Castro District, San Francisco and i Remember Mama (musical) are Norwegian-American culture in California.
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I Remember Mama (play)
I Remember Mama is a play by John Van Druten based on Kathryn Forbes' novel Mama's Bank Account, loosely based on her childhood. Castro District, San Francisco and i Remember Mama (play) are Norwegian-American culture in California.
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Inglenook (winery)
Inglenook is a winery that produces estate bottled wines in Rutherford, California, in the Napa Valley.
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Irish Americans
Irish Americans (Gael-Mheiriceánaigh) are ethnic Irish who live in the United States and are American citizens.
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Italian Americans
Italian Americans (italoamericani) are Americans who have full or partial Italian ancestry.
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Izod
The Izod Corporation (officially stylized as IZOD) is an American midrange clothing company that produces dressy-casual clothing, sportswear for men, and footwear and accessories.
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Joe Gilmore
Joseph "Joe" Gilmore (19 May 1922 – 18 December 2015) was a renowned bartender and famous mixologist during the 20th century.
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Johan Hampus Furuhjelm
Johan Hampus Furuhjelm, (Фуругельм, Иван Васильевич; 11 March 1821 – 21 September 1909) was a Russian Finnish vice-admiral and explorer, commander of the Russian Baltic Fleet, Governor of the Russian Far East, Taganrog and Russian America.
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John M. Horner
John Meirs Horner (1821–1907) was a key figure in the early history of San Francisco and southern Alameda County, California, especially what is now Fremont, California, and Union City.
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John Sutter
John Augustus Sutter (February 23, 1803 – June 18, 1880), born Johann August Sutter and known in Spanish as Don Juan Sutter, was a Swiss immigrant who became a Mexican and later an American citizen, known for establishing Sutter's Fort in the area that would eventually become Sacramento, California, the state's capital.
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José Castro
José Antonio Castro (1808 – February 1860) was a Californio politician, statesman, and general who served as interim Governor of Alta California and later Governor of Baja California.
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Juan Bautista de Anza
Juan Bautista de Anza Bezerra Nieto (July 6 or 7, 1736 – December 19, 1788) was an expeditionary leader, military officer, and politician primarily in California and New Mexico under the Spanish Empire.
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Kalevala (corvette)
Kalevala, a.k.a. "Calevala" (Russian: Калевала), was a propeller-operated corvette of the Finnish navy. Castro District, San Francisco and Kalevala (corvette) are Finnish-American culture in California.
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Kathryn Forbes
Kathryn McLean (née Anderson) (March 20, 1908 – May 15, 1966), best known by her pen name Kathryn Forbes, was an American writer and memoirist.
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KPIX-TV
KPIX-TV (channel 5), also known as CBS Bay Area, is a television station licensed to San Francisco, California, United States, serving as the San Francisco Bay Area's CBS network outlet.
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Lesbian
A lesbian is a homosexual woman or girl.
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LGBT
is an initialism that stands for "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender".
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LGBT culture in San Francisco
The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in San Francisco is one of the largest and most prominent LGBT communities in the United States, and is one of the most important in the history of American LGBT rights and activism alongside New York City.
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LGBT history in Chinatown, San Francisco
Sexuality, including same-sex sexuality, and other non-normative forms of sexuality have been central to the history of Chinatown, San Francisco.
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List of neighborhoods in San Francisco
San Francisco, in the US state of California, has both major, well-known neighborhoods and districts as well as smaller, specific subsections and developments. Castro District, San Francisco and List of neighborhoods in San Francisco are neighborhoods in San Francisco.
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List of sovereign states
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty.
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Lutheranism
Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestantism that identifies primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practices of the Catholic Church ended the Middle Ages and, in 1517, launched the Reformation.
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Lux Radio Theatre
Lux Radio Theatre, sometimes spelled Lux Radio Theater, a classic radio anthology series, was broadcast on the NBC Blue Network (1934–35) (owned by the National Broadcasting Company, later predecessor of American Broadcasting Company in 1943–1945); CBS Radio network (Columbia Broadcasting System) (1935–54), and NBC Radio (1954–55).
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Mama (American TV series)
Mama is a weekly CBS Television comedy-drama series that ran from July 1, 1949 until March 17, 1957. Castro District, San Francisco and Mama (American TV series) are Norwegian-American culture in California.
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Margaret
Margaret is a feminine given name, meaning "pearl".
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Market Street (San Francisco)
Market Street is a major thoroughfare in San Francisco, California.
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Market Street Railway (transit operator)
Smallwood, Charles A. (1978).
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Mission District, San Francisco
The Mission District (Spanish: Distrito de la Misión), commonly known as the Mission (Spanish: La Misión), is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California. Castro District, San Francisco and Mission District, San Francisco are neighborhoods in San Francisco.
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Mission San Francisco de Asís
The Mission San Francisco de Asís (Misión San Francisco de Asís), also known as Mission Dolores, is a historic Catholic church complex in San Francisco, California. Castro District, San Francisco and Mission San Francisco de Asís are Tourist attractions in San Francisco.
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Moscone–Milk assassinations
On November 27, 1978, George Moscone, the mayor of San Francisco, and Harvey Milk, a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, were shot and killed inside San Francisco City Hall by former Supervisor Dan White.
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Most Holy Redeemer Church, San Francisco
Most Holy Redeemer Church in San Francisco, California, United States, is a Roman Catholic parish situated in The Castro district, located at 100 Diamond Street (at 18th Street).
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Movie palace
A movie palace (or picture palace in the United Kingdom) is a large, elaborately decorated movie theater built from the 1910s to the 1940s.
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Muni Metro
Muni Metro is a semi-metro system (form of light rail) serving San Francisco, California, United States.
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Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse committed with the necessary intention as defined by the law in a specific jurisdiction.
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NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt
The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, often abbreviated to AIDS Memorial Quilt or AIDS Quilt, is a memorial to celebrate the lives of people who have died of AIDS-related causes.
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Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a totalitarian dictatorship.
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Noe Valley, San Francisco
Noe Valley (originally spelt Noé) is a neighborhood in the central part of San Francisco, California. Castro District, San Francisco and Noe Valley, San Francisco are neighborhoods in San Francisco.
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North America
North America is a continent in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.
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North American Numbering Plan
The North American Numbering Plan (NANP) is a telephone numbering plan for twenty-five regions in twenty countries, primarily in North America and the Caribbean.
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North Beach, San Francisco
North Beach is a neighborhood in the northeast of San Francisco adjacent to Chinatown, the Financial District, and Russian Hill. Castro District, San Francisco and north Beach, San Francisco are neighborhoods in San Francisco.
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Northern California
Northern California (commonly shortened to NorCal) is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises the northern portion of the U.S. state of California, spanning the northernmost 48 of the state's 58 counties.
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Norway
Norway (Norge, Noreg), formally the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula.
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Norwegian Americans
Norwegian Americans (Norskamerikanere) are Americans with ancestral roots in Norway.
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Ohlone
The Ohlone, formerly known as Costanoans (from Spanish costeño meaning 'coast dweller'), are a Native American people of the Northern California coast.
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Pacific Fleet (Russia)
The Pacific Fleet (Tikhookeansky flot) is the Russian Navy fleet in the Pacific Ocean.
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Pacific Ocean theater of World War II
The Pacific Ocean theater of World War II was a major theater of the Pacific War, the war between the Allies and the Empire of Japan.
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Pacific Rim
The Pacific Rim comprises the lands around the rim of the Pacific Ocean.
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Pacific Time Zone
The Pacific Time Zone (PT) is a time zone encompassing parts of western Canada, the western United States, and western Mexico.
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Persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany
Before 1933, male homosexual acts were illegal in Germany under Paragraph 175 of the German Criminal Code.
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Personal grooming
Grooming (also called preening) is the art and practice of cleaning and maintaining parts of the body.
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Pink Saturday
Pink Saturday is a street party held the Saturday night before San Francisco Pride (Gay Pride Day) in San Francisco's Castro district. Castro District, San Francisco and Pink Saturday are LGBT culture in San Francisco.
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Pink triangle
A pink triangle has been a symbol for the LGBT community, initially intended as a badge of shame, but later reappropriated as a positive symbol of self-identity.
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Pink Triangle Park
The Pink Triangle Park is a triangle-shaped mini-park located in the Castro District of San Francisco, California. Castro District, San Francisco and Pink Triangle Park are LGBT culture in San Francisco.
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Polk Street
Polk Street (also sometimes referred to by its German name, Polkstrasse) is a street in San Francisco, California, that travels northward from Market Street to Beach Street and is one of the main thoroughfares of the Polk Gulch neighborhood traversing through the Tenderloin, Nob Hill, and Russian Hill neighborhoods.
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Pori
Pori (Björneborg; Arctopolis) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Satakunta.
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Prohibition in the United States
The Prohibition era was the period from 1920 to 1933 when the United States prohibited the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages.
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Protestantism
Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes justification of sinners through faith alone, the teaching that salvation comes by unmerited divine grace, the priesthood of all believers, and the Bible as the sole infallible source of authority for Christian faith and practice.
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Public bathing
Public baths originated when most people in population centers did not have access to private bathing facilities.
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Queer
Queer is an umbrella term for people who are not heterosexual or are not cisgender.
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Rafael Mandelman
Rafael Mandelman (born October 17, 1973) is an American attorney and politician currently serving on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, representing District 8.
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Rainbow Honor Walk
The Rainbow Honor Walk (RHW) is a walk of fame installation in San Francisco, California to honor notable lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals from around the world "who left a lasting mark on society." Its bronze plaques honor LGBTQ individuals who "made significant contributions in their fields". Castro District, San Francisco and Rainbow Honor Walk are LGBT culture in San Francisco and Tourist attractions in San Francisco.
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Russia
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia.
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Russian colonization of North America
From 1732 to 1867, the Russian Empire laid claim to northern Pacific Coast territories in the Americas.
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Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a vast empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its proclamation in November 1721 until its dissolution in March 1917.
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Russian-American Company
The Russian-American Company Under the High Patronage of His Imperial Majesty was a state-sponsored chartered company formed largely on the basis of the United American Company.
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Rutherford, California
Rutherford is a census-designated place (CDP) in Napa County, California, United States.
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Safe sex
Safe sex is sexual activity using methods or contraceptive devices (such as condoms) to reduce the risk of transmitting or acquiring sexually transmitted infections (STIs), especially HIV.
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Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the second-largest city in Russia after Moscow.
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San Francisco
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, financial, and cultural center in Northern California.
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San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a region of California surrounding and including the San Francisco Bay.
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San Francisco Bay Times
The San Francisco Bay Times, the first LGBTQ newspaper founded jointly by gay men and women, launched in 1978 and remains one of the largest and oldest LGBTQ newspapers in Northern California.
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San Francisco Board of Supervisors
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is the legislative body within the government of the City and County of San Francisco in the U.S. state of California.
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San Francisco cable car system
The San Francisco cable car system is the world's last manually operated cable car system and an icon of the city of San Francisco. Castro District, San Francisco and San Francisco cable car system are Tourist attractions in San Francisco.
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Sausalito, California
Sausalito (Spanish for "small willow grove") is a city in Marin County, California, United States, located southeast of Marin City, south-southeast of San Rafael, and about north of San Francisco from the Golden Gate Bridge.
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Schwules Museum
The Schwules Museum (English: Gay Museum) in Berlin, Germany, is a museum and research centre with collections focusing on LGBTQ+ history and culture.
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Sitka Lutheran Church
Sitka Lutheran Church (Sitkan luterilainen kirkko) is an Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sitka, Alaska.
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Sitka, Alaska
Sitka (Sheetʼká; Ситка) is a unified city-borough in the southeast portion of the U.S. state of Alaska.
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South of Market, San Francisco
South of Market (SoMa) is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California, situated just south of Market Street. Castro District, San Francisco and south of Market, San Francisco are gay villages in California, LGBT culture in San Francisco, neighborhoods in San Francisco and Tourist attractions in San Francisco.
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St. Francis Lutheran Church
Saint Francis Lutheran Church was built in 1905 and is located at 152 Church Street, between Market Street and Duboce Street in San Francisco, California. Castro District, San Francisco and St. Francis Lutheran Church are Danish-American culture in California and Finnish-American culture in California.
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Summer of Love
The Summer of Love was a major social phenomenon that occurred in San Francisco during the summer of 1967.
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Sunset District, San Francisco
The Sunset District is a neighborhood located in the southwest quadrant of San Francisco, California, United States. Castro District, San Francisco and Sunset District, San Francisco are neighborhoods in San Francisco.
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Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe.
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Swedish Americans
Swedish Americans (Svenskamerikaner) are Americans of Swedish descent.
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Tenderloin, San Francisco
The Tenderloin is a neighborhood in downtown San Francisco, in the flatlands on the southern slope of Nob Hill, situated between the Union Square shopping district to the northeast and the Civic Center office district to the southwest.
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The Bold Italic
The Bold Italic is an online publication based in San Francisco.
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The Trouble with Trillions
"The Trouble with Trillions" is the twentieth episode in the ninth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons.
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The Women's Building (San Francisco)
The Women's Building is a women-led non-profit arts and education community center located in San Francisco, California.
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Timber framing
Timber framing and "post-and-beam" construction are traditional methods of building with heavy timbers, creating structures using squared-off and carefully fitted and joined timbers with joints secured by large wooden pegs.
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Timothy L. Pflueger
Timothy Ludwig Pflueger (September 26, 1892 – November 20, 1946) was an architect, interior designer and architectural lighting designer in the San Francisco Bay Area in the first half of the 20th century.
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Transgender
A transgender person (often shortened to trans person) is someone whose gender identity differs from that typically associated with the sex they were assigned at birth.
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Twin Peaks (San Francisco)
The Twin Peaks are two prominent hills with an elevation of about located near the geographic center of San Francisco, California. Castro District, San Francisco and Twin Peaks (San Francisco) are neighborhoods in San Francisco.
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Twin Peaks Tavern
Twin Peaks Tavern is an American historic gay bar.
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Twin Peaks Tunnel
The Twin Peaks Tunnel is a light rail/streetcar tunnel in San Francisco, California.
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U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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Uno Cygnaeus
Uno Cygnaeus (12 October 1810 in Hämeenlinna – 2 January 1888 in Helsinki) was a Finnish clergyman, educator, and chief inspector of the country's school system.
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Victorian house
In Great Britain and former British colonies, a Victorian house generally means any house built during the reign of Queen Victoria.
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Vladivostok
Vladivostok (Владивосток) is the largest city and the administrative center of Primorsky Krai and the capital of the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia, located in the far east of Russia.
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West Coast of the United States
The West Coast of the United Statesalso known as the Pacific Coast, and the Western Seaboardis the coastline along which the Western United States meets the North Pacific Ocean.
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West Portal, San Francisco
West Portal is a small neighborhood in San Francisco, California. Castro District, San Francisco and West Portal, San Francisco are neighborhoods in San Francisco.
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White flight
White flight or white exodus is the sudden or gradual large-scale migration of white people from areas becoming more racially or ethnoculturally diverse.
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White Night riots
The White Night riots were a series of violent events sparked by an announcement of a lenient sentencing of Dan White for the assassinations of George Moscone, the mayor of San Francisco, and of Harvey Milk, a member of the city's Board of Supervisors who was one of the first openly gay elected officials in the United States.
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Working class in the United States
In the United States, the concept of a working class remains vaguely defined, and classifying people or jobs into this class can be contentious.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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Yelamu
The Yelamu are a local tribe of Ohlone people from the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California.
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Yerba Buena, California
Yerba Buena was the original name of the settlement that later became San Francisco.
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ZIP Code
A ZIP Code (an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan) is a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS).
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1906 San Francisco earthquake
At 05:12 Pacific Standard Time on Wednesday, April 18, 1906, the coast of Northern California was struck by a major earthquake with an estimated moment magnitude of 7.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme).
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See also
Danish-American culture in California
- Bien (newspaper)
- Castro District, San Francisco
- Jensen Alvarado Ranch
- Solvang, California
- St. Francis Lutheran Church
Finnish-American culture in California
- California Lutheran University
- Castro District, San Francisco
- Finland at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Finland at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- Finland at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Finnila's Finnish Baths
- Finnish Folk Art Museum
- Gustave Niebaum
- Kalevala (corvette)
- Lasse Viren Finnish Invitational
- St. Francis Lutheran Church
Gay villages in California
- Broadway Corridor, Long Beach, California
- Castro District, San Francisco
- Guerneville, California
- Hillcrest, San Diego
- Palm Springs, California
- Qmunity District
- Silver Lake, Los Angeles
- South of Market, San Francisco
- Stonewall Nation
- Sunset Junction, Los Angeles
- The Alameda, San Jose
- West Hollywood, California
Irish-American culture in California
- Buena Vista Cafe
- Castro District, San Francisco
- Dublin, California
- Irish Hill (San Francisco)
- St Joseph's Hurling Club
- St. Patrick Catholic Church (Los Angeles, California)
Italian-American culture in California
- Bank of Italy (Visalia, California)
- Caffe Mediterraneum
- Castro District, San Francisco
- Dopo / Adesso
- Little Italy, San Diego
- Mezzetta
- Nancy Pelosi
- Redwood Valley AVA
- San Jose crime family
- Temescal, Oakland, California
- Weed, California
Norwegian-American culture in California
- Castro District, San Francisco
- I Remember Mama (film)
- I Remember Mama (musical)
- I Remember Mama (play)
- Mama (American TV series)
- Norwegian Colony
- Norwegian Grade
- Norwegian Seamen's Church, San Pedro
- Silver Mountain, California
Swedish-American culture in California
- Castro District, San Francisco
- Hilmar, California
- Kingsburg, California
- Norwegian Seamen's Church, San Pedro
- Sveadal, California
- Vestkusten
Tourist attractions in San Francisco
- 16th Avenue Tiled Steps
- 49-Mile Scenic Drive
- Aquarium of the Bay
- Barbary Coast Trail
- Boudin Bakery
- Camera Obscura (San Francisco, California)
- Castro District, San Francisco
- Chinatown, San Francisco
- Conservatory of Flowers
- E Embarcadero
- F Market & Wharves
- Fairmont San Francisco
- Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco
- Fort Mason
- Fort Point National Historic Site
- Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Company
- House of Air
- List of public art in San Francisco
- Madame Tussauds San Francisco
- Magowan's Infinite Mirror Maze
- Mission San Francisco de Asís
- Museums in San Francisco
- Painted ladies
- Palace of Fine Arts
- Parks in San Francisco
- Pier 24 Photography
- Pier 39
- Rainbow Honor Walk
- Round House Café
- San Francisco City Hall
- San Francisco Columbarium & Funeral Home
- San Francisco Dungeon
- San Francisco Ferry Building
- San Francisco Historic Trolley Festival
- San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center
- San Francisco Zoo
- San Francisco cable car system
- SkyStar Wheel
- South of Market, San Francisco
- Street Artists Program of San Francisco
- Teatro ZinZanni
- Torpedo Wharf
- Union Square, San Francisco
Working-class culture in California
- Bank of America (1904-1998)
- Castro District, San Francisco
- Creating Masculinity in Los Angeles's Little Manila
- Esta Noche (gay bar)
- Ovarian Psycos
- The Waitresses (artists)
- Zoot Suit Riots
References
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