Polk Street

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Polk Street^[1] is a street in San Francisco, California that travels northward from Market Street to Jefferson Street in the Polk Gulch neighborhood, and traverses through the Tenderloin, Nob Hill, and Russian Hill neighborhoods. One of its main attractions is the See's Candy flagship store at California Street, and many restaurants.^[2][3]

As one of the traditional centers of the city's gay community, Polk Street was the location of the first official San Francisco Gay Pride Parade in 1972.^[4] The street was also the home of Lenore Cauttrelle, who was "the Queen of Polk Street."^[5]

The area is also notorious for its violence and drug dealing in the area,^[6] and was also based on a thriller, A Killing on Polk Street.^[7] It is also prominent on its nightlife.^[8]

The street also has bike lanes, which were approved in 2002.^[9]

[edit] Polk Gulch

Polk Gulch is a section of Polk Street, and its immediate vicinity, that runs through the Tenderloin and Russian Hill neighborhoods from approximately Geary Street to Union Street. The name, somewhat humorous, arises because the street runs over an old stream at the bottom of a gently-sloped valley.

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