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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the northern California region of the United States. It covers the City and County of San Francisco and the Counties of Marin and San Mateo. The Archdiocese of San Francisco was canonically erected on July 29, 1853, by Pope Pius IX and its cathedral is the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption.

Located at 37.7856, -122.424 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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The Fillmore

The Fillmore Auditorium is a historic music venue in San Francisco, California, made famous by Bill Graham. Named for its original location at the intersection of Fillmore Street and Geary Boulevard, it is situated in the historical center of the Western Addition neighborhood, on the edge of the Fillmore District and Upper Fillmore (lately known as Lower Pacific Heights).

Located at 37.7841, -122.433 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Japantown, San Francisco

(also known as Little Osaka or J Town) is a section located in the Western Addition neighborhood of San Francisco, California, that comprises about six square city blocks. San Francisco's Japantown is the largest and oldest such enclave in the United States.

Located at 37.7851, -122.43 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Painted ladies

"Painted ladies" is a term used for Victorian and Edwardian houses and buildings painted in three or more colors that embellish or enhance their architectural details. The term was first used for San Francisco Victorian houses by writers Elizabeth Pomada and Michael Larsen in their 1978 book Painted Ladies - San Francisco's Resplendent Victorians.

Located at 37.7764, -122.433 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Winterland Ballroom

The Winterland Ballroom, often referred to as Winterland Arena or simply Winterland, was an ice skating rink and 5,400-seat music venue in San Francisco, California. Located at the corner of Post Street and Steiner Street, it was converted to exclusive use as a music venue in 1971 by rock promoter Bill Graham and became a common performance site for many of the most famous rock music artists.

Located at 37.785, -122.435 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Hayes Valley, San Francisco

Hayes Valley is a fashionable neighborhood in San Francisco, California, between the historical districts of Alamo Square and Civic Center. Victorian, Queen Anne, and Edwardian townhouses rub shoulders with boutiques, restaurants, and public housing complexes. Although its boundaries are ill defined, Hayes Valley is generally considered to be the area north and south of Hayes Street between Webster and Franklin streets.

Located at 37.7762, -122.424 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Western Addition, San Francisco

The Western Addition is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California, United States.

Located at 37.7825, -122.428 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption

The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption, also known locally as Saint Mary's Cathedral, is the principal church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco in San Francisco, California. It is the mother church of the Catholic faithful in the California counties of Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo and is the metropolitan cathedral for the Ecclesiastical province of San Francisco. The rector of the cathedral is Msgr. John Talesfore.

Located at 37.7842, -122.425 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Fillmore District, San Francisco

The Fillmore District, also called The Fillmore, The Fill, The Moe, or Fillmoe, is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California.

Located at 37.7809, -122.425 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Fillmore West

The Fillmore West was a historic music venue in San Francisco, California made famous by concert promoter Bill Graham. Named after Graham's original "Fillmore" location at the intersection of Fillmore Street and Geary Boulevard, it stood at Market Street and South Van Ness Avenue and was formerly known as both The Carousel Ballroom and El Patio.

Located at 37.7841, -122.433 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory

Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, commonly known as SHC, or SH, is a Catholic school located in the Cathedral Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, California. Founded in 1852, Sacred Heart Cathedral is the oldest Catholic secondary school in San Francisco. SHC was the first co-ed Catholic high school in San Francisco. SHC is owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco, and sponsored by the Daughters of Charity and the Christian Brothers.

Located at 37.7831, -122.423 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Kinmon Gakuen

The Kinmon Gakuen (金門学園) or Golden Gate Institute is a Japanese language school in San Francisco, California, located at 2031 Bush Street. It was established in 1911 with 133 students. They currently offer programs to children from kindergarten to high school. The school was forced to close during World War II and was not able to reopen until 1949. It was visited by Japanese Emperor Hirohito in 1933 and 1935, and Crown Prince Akihito in 1960.

Located at 37.7856, -122.428 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry

University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry is one of the graduate schools of University of the Pacific. It is an American dental school located in the Pacific Heights Area in San Francisco, California.

Located at 37.79, -122.432 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Fillmore Street

Fillmore Street is a street in San Francisco, California, named after American President Millard Fillmore which starts in the Lower Haight neighborhood, and travels northward through the Fillmore District and Pacific Heights and ends in the Marina District. It serves as the main thoroughfare and namesake for the Fillmore District neighborhood.

Located at 37.788, -122.434 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Streets in San Francisco, California

Avalon Ballroom

The Avalon Ballroom is a music venue, in the Polk Gulch neighborhood of San Francisco, California, at 1268 Sutter Street, on the north side, one building east of the corner of Van Ness Avenue. The space operated from 1966 to 1968 and reopened in 2003. Large events include Pagan Fest USA, that is held in May.

Located at 37.7876, -122.421 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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St. Dominic Church in San Francisco

St. Dominic's Church in San Francisco, California, is a Roman Catholic parish situated in the Western Addition neighborhood, located at 2390 Bush St. (at Steiner St.). The parish was established by the Dominican order in 1873, and the current church, built in the Gothic style, was finished in 1928. In addition to a large parish membership, St. Dominic's Church has one of the most active Catholic Young Adults Groups in the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

Located at 37.7868, -122.437 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Stuart Hall High School

Stuart Hall High School is a college-preparatory high school located in San Francisco's Pacific Heights district. Stuart Hall opened in the fall of 2000. The school, along with Convent of the Sacred Heart High School, Convent Elementary, and Stuart Hall for Boys, is part of the Schools of the Sacred Heart San Francisco, which in turn is part of the international Schools of the Sacred Heart organization.

Located at 37.7882, -122.426 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Bush Street Temple

The temple at 1881 Bush Street in San Francisco, California, is a State Landmark with historical significance to both the Orthodox Jewish community and to Buddhism in the United States.

Located at 37.7875, -122.428 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Lafayette Park (San Francisco)

Lafayette Park is an 11.49 acre park in San Francisco, California, USA. Originally created in 1936, it is located in the neighborhood of Pacific Heights between the streets of Washington, Sacramento, Gough, and Laguna. Located on a hill, the park offers views of many areas, including the city's Marina district, Alcatraz Island and the San Francisco Bay, Buena Vista Park, and Twin Peaks.

Located at 37.7916, -122.428 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Peoples Temple in San Francisco

The Peoples Temple, the organization at the center of the Jonestown incident, was headquartered in San Francisco, California, from the early to mid-1970s until the Temple's move to Guyana. While the Temple originated in Indiana in the 1950s, after leader Jim Jones predicted an apocalypse that would create a socialist Eden on earth, it moved to Redwood Valley, California in the late 1960s.

Located at 37.7841, -122.434 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality

The Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality (est. 1976) is an unaccredited, for-profit, degree-granting institution and resource center in the field of sexology located in San Francisco, California. Degree and certificate programs focus on public health, sex therapy, and sexological research. The Institute grew out of research in the 1960s highlighting the general lack of understanding of and formal training in human sexuality.

Located at 37.7887, -122.424 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Mantra-Rock Dance

Mantra-Rock Dance was a musical countercultural event held on January 29, 1967, at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. It was organized by followers of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) as an opportunity for its founder, A.  C.  Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, to address a wider public, and as a promotional and fundraising effort for their first center on the West Coast of the United States.

Located at 37.7876, -122.421 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Congregation Sherith Israel (San Francisco, California)

Congregation Sherith Israel ("loyal remnant of Israel") is one of the oldest synagogues in the United States. It was established during California’s Gold Rush period and reflects the ambitions of early Jewish settlers to San Francisco. Today it is a congregation widely known for its innovative approach to worship and lifecycle celebrations and is part of the movement of Reform Judaism.

Located at 37.7895, -122.432 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Hotel Majestic (San Francisco)

Hotel Majestic in San Francisco, California is a historic hotel built in 1902. Because of the 1906 earthquake and fire that was stopped at Van Ness Avenue, it became the longest-operating hotel in the city.

Located at 37.7872, -122.425 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Japan Center (San Francisco)

The Japan Center is a shopping center in the Japantown neighborhood of San Francisco, California. It opened in March 1968 and was originally called the Japanese Cultural and Trade Center. It is composed of three malls: the Kinokuniya Mall, Kintetsu Mall, and Miyako Mall. Anchor tenants include Books Kinokuniya and Sundance Kabuki Cinema. The architecture of the site, created by Minoru Yamasaki, has been described as "Brutalist slabwork. " San Francisco's Peace Pagoda is on the Japan Center site.

Located at 37.785, -122.43 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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