Gay castro

The Castro's age as a gay mecca began during the late s with the Summer of Love in the neighboring Haight-Ashbury district in The two neighborhoods are separated by a steep hill, topped by Buena Vista Park.

In the 70s, following the Stonewall Uprising and the first Pride march, the Castro was the headquarters of the gay liberation movement. Armistead Maupin’s Tales Of The City Novels immortalised gay San Francisco, especially the Castro district.