San Francisco, Castro district helyszín

Stephanie Perkins: Lola and the Boy Next Door
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Japanese Tea Garden

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A Castro district, melyet általában csak The Castro néven emlegetnek San Francisco-ban, az Eureka Valley-ben található. Az USA-ban itt alakult ki az egyik első meleg lakónegyed. Az 1960-as és 1970-es években még a munkásosztály lakta környék manapság már az LGBT aktivizmus egyik fellegvára és szimbóluma, számos melegek számára rendezett esemény helyszíne.
A meleg lakóövezet főleg a Castro Streeten található üzleti negyed köré koncentrálódik, a Market Streettől a 19. utcáig.
A Castro Street nevét a mexikói ellenzék egyik kaliforniai vezetőjéről, José Castro-ról (1808–1860) kapta, aki Alta California polgármestere is volt 1835-36-ban.
A lakónegyedet 1887-ben hozták létre, amikor a Market Street Vasúttársaság a belvárost Eureka Valleyvel összekötő vasútvonalat épített.
EGyik híres épülete a Caselli Mansion, meylet 1891-ben építtetett Alfred E. Clarke a Douglass és a Caselli Avenue sarkán, és amely túlélte az 1906-os nagy földrengést és tűzvészt, mely San Francisco nagy részét porig rombolta.

forrás: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castro_District,_San_Francisco

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19th Street

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Mission Dolores Park

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Ház a Castro districtben

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Utcarészlet

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A Castro Theatre felirata

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Harvey Milk előtt tisztelgő fehér neon felirat a Harvey Milk Plaza épületén


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We took off running down the hill, towards the park at the other end of our street – the one that barely counted because it was tiny and sandwiched between two houses – back up another hill, past the spray-painted sign warning NO ADULTS ALLOWED UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY CHILDREN, and to the top of the Seaward Street slides.

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The Japanese Tea Garden isn't big, but it makes up for its size with beauty. Perfumed flowers in jewel-toned colours are balanced by intricately cut plants in tranquil blues and greens. Pathways meander around Buddhist statuary, koi ponds, a red pagoda, and a wooden bridge shaped like the moon. The only sounds are birdsong and the soft click of cameras. It's peaceful. Magical.
But the best part?
Hidden nooks, perfect for kissing.

Kapcsolódó szócikkek: Lola Nolan · San Francisco, Castro district
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I'm not sure why I'm so relieved to be back in my neighbourhood. It's not like the work itself was hard. But the familliarity of Castro Street comforts me – the glitter in the sidewalks, the chocolate-chip wamrth radiating from Hot Cookie, the groups of chattering men, the early Halloween display in the window of Cliff's Variety.
I'm lucky to live in a place that's (sic!) doesn't have to hide what it is. Businesses like the Sausage Factory (restaurant), Spunk (hair salon), and Hand Job (manicures) are clear about the residents, but there's a genuine sense of love and community. It's family. And like a family, everyone knows everyone's business, but I don't think it's a bad thing.

Kapcsolódó szócikkek: Lola Nolan · San Francisco, Castro district
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„Goodbye, Dolores! Hello to your parents.”
The old lady name is because I was named after one. My great-grandma Dolores Deeks died a few years before I was born. She was Andy's grandmother, and she was fabulous. The kind of woman who wore feathered hats and marched in civil rights protests. Dolores was the first person Andy came out to. He was thirteen. They were really close, and when she died, she left Andy her house. That's where we live, in Great-Grandma Dolores's mint green Victorian in the Castro district.
Which we'd never be able to afford without her generous bequeathal. My parents make a healthy living, but nothing like the neighbours. The well-kept homes on our street, with their decorative gabled cornices and extravagant woooden oranmentation, all come from old money. Includin the lavender house next door.
My name is also shared with this park, Mission Dolores. It's not a coincidence. Great-Grandma Dolores was named after the nearby mission, which was named after a creek called Arroyo de Nuestra Senora de los Dolores. This translates to „Our Lady of Sorrows Creek”. Because who wouldn't want to be named after a depressing body of water? There's also a major street around here called Dolores. It's kind of weird.