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[[Image:Haight Street, SF.jpg|thumb|200px| [[Piedmont Boutique]] on Haight Street]]
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'''Haight Street''', in [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]], is the principal street in San Francisco's [[Haight-Ashbury]] district, also known as the Upper Haight due to its elevation. The street stretches from [[Market Street (San Francisco)|Market Street]], through the [[Lower Haight, San Francisco|Lower Haight]] neighborhood, to [[Stanyan Street]] in the Upper Haight, at [[Golden Gate Park]]. In most blocks it is residential, but in the Upper and Lower Haight it is also a neighborhood shopping street, with residences above the ground floor shops. It is named after [[California]] pioneer and exchange banker [[Henry Haight]] (1820–1869).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sfmuseum.org/street/stnames4.html | title=San Francisco Streets Named for Pioneers | publisher=Museum of the City of San Francisco | accessdate=2007-06-01}}</ref>
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'''Haight Street''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|eɪ|t|-}}) is the principal street in [[San Francisco]]'s [[Haight-Ashbury]] district, also known as the Upper Haight due to its elevation. The street stretches from [[Market Street (San Francisco)|Market Street]], through the [[Lower Haight, San Francisco|Lower Haight]] neighborhood, to [[Stanyan Street]] in the Upper Haight, at [[Golden Gate Park]]. In most blocks it is residential, but in the Upper and Lower Haight it is also a neighborhood shopping street, with residences above the ground floor shops. It is named after [[California]] pioneer and exchange banker [[Henry Haight]] (1820–1869).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sfmuseum.org/street/stnames4.html | title=San Francisco Streets Named for Pioneers | publisher=Museum of the City of San Francisco | access-date=2007-06-01}}</ref>


==Structures and places fronting on Haight Street==
==Structures and places fronting on Haight Street==
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* [[Diggers (theater)]]
* [[Diggers (theater)]]
* [[The Red Victorian]]
* [[The Red Victorian]]
* [[Rooky Ricardo's Records|Rooky Ricardo´s Records]]


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==References==
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[[Category:Streets in San Francisco]]
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[[Category:Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco]]
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[[Category:Shopping districts and streets in the United States]]
[[Category:Shopping districts and streets in the United States]]



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Latest revision as of 22:06, 19 May 2024

Haight Street
Piedmont Boutique on Haight Street
LocationSan Francisco, California
West endStanyan Street
East endMarket Street

Haight Street (/ˈht-/) is the principal street in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district, also known as the Upper Haight due to its elevation. The street stretches from Market Street, through the Lower Haight neighborhood, to Stanyan Street in the Upper Haight, at Golden Gate Park. In most blocks it is residential, but in the Upper and Lower Haight it is also a neighborhood shopping street, with residences above the ground floor shops. It is named after California pioneer and exchange banker Henry Haight (1820–1869).[1]

Structures and places fronting on Haight Street

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References

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  1. ^ "San Francisco Streets Named for Pioneers". Museum of the City of San Francisco. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
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