Nestled in the Eureka Valley area, the Castro is arguably the most well-known of San Francisco's neighborhoods, having been the epicenter of the gay rights movement since the 1970s. This new collection of photographs shows the areaÃs growth from a smattering of Victorian houses built for working-class families in the 1870s to the flood of young gay men who settled in the neighborhood during the 1970s. This influx transformed the area and led to the rise of Supervisor Harvey Milk, the first openly gay person elected to a major public office. This book also chronicles the 1978 assassination of Milk and Mayor George Moscone, the subsequent riots, and the effects of AIDS on the community in the 1980s and 1990s. Ultimately, these stirring images bear witness to the resilience of the Castro today.
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Strange De Jim has lived in the Castro since 1979 and has contributed hundreds of items to local icon Herb Caen's column in the San Francisco Chronicle. He now contributes regularly to Bruce Bellingham's column in the San Francisco Examiner. In this new work, De Jim has gathered over 200 photographs from the people and businesses of the Castro District to create a striking visual history of this unique community.
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a great trip back in time,
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Along the lines of the other books about different cities, this book hits the early gay days of the Castro. A little heavy on Milk, but otherwise a decent book.
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From what is now the intersection of Douglass and Caselli we see the built-up part of the Eureka Valley in 1880. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Most Holy Redeemer, Harvey Milk, Castro Street, Photo Robert Meslinsky, Photo Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, Photo Daniel Nicoletta, Market Street, Photo Rick Gerharter, Castro Theatre, Historical Society, Photo Cliffs Variety, Photo Rink Foto, Photo Strange de Jim, Eighteenth Street, Father Tony, Todd Trexler, Twin Peaks, Photo Crawford Barton, Scott Smith, Photo Robert Pruzan, Castro Camera, Corona Heights, Must Holy Redeemer, Allan Baird New!
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From what is now the intersection of Douglass and Caselli we see the built-up part of the Eureka Valley in 1880. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Most Holy Redeemer, Harvey Milk, Castro Street, Photo Robert Meslinsky, Photo Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, Photo Daniel Nicoletta, Market Street, Photo Rick Gerharter, Castro Theatre, Historical Society, Photo Cliffs Variety, Photo Rink Foto, Photo Strange de Jim, Eighteenth Street, Father Tony, Todd Trexler, Twin Peaks, Photo Crawford Barton, Scott Smith, Photo Robert Pruzan, Castro Camera, Corona Heights, Must Holy Redeemer, Allan Baird New!
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- The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk (Stonewall Inn Editions) by Randy Shilts in Front Matter, and page 72
- San Francisco Bay: A Pictorial Maritime History by John Haskell Kemble in Front Matter
- Truman Capote (Twayne's United States Authors Series) by Kenneth T. Reed on page 38
- Road to Freedom by Floyd B. Wilson in Front Matter
- Breaking the Surface by Eric Marcus on page 101
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