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The Castro District, simply referred to as the Castro, is a neighborhood in Eureka Valley in San Francisco. The Castro was one of the first gay neighborhoods in the United States. Having transformed from a working-class neighborhood through the 1960s and 1970s, the Castro remains one of the most prominent symbols of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender LGBT activism and events in the world. Harvey Milk, who would become the most famous resident of the neighborhood, opened a camera store in the Castro by 1973, and began political involvement as a gay activist. One of the more notable features of the neighborhood is Castro Theatre, a movie palace built in 1922 and one of San Francisco’s premier movie houses. The F Market heritage streetcar line turnaround is at Market and 17th Streets.