EUREKA VALLEY, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

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'Eureka Valley' is a term for the greater Castro district of the city of San Francisco, California. The term Eureka Valley describes a larger area, including many residential areas, while "the Castro" denotes mainly the predominantly gay-oriented commercial district on Castro Street and 18th Street. The term Eureka Valley, though, is largely out of use, replaced by "the Castro" as the gay community grew in the area.
As a curious note, the Castro Street Muni Metro station replaced an older Eureka Street station only a few blocks away, symbolic of the neighborhood shift away from Eureka Street and toward Castro in the late 1970s. The above-ground tracks leading to the old below-ground Eureka Valley station can still be seen on the south side of Market Street just west of the intersection of Castro and Market Streets. Another curious note is that many blocks were built with one home in the center of the block. These homes all have long driveways leading to them.