The Fillmore District, also called The Fillmore, The Moe, or Fillmoe, is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California. Though its boundaries are not well-defined, it is usually considered to be the subset of the Western Addition neighborhood bordered by Fillmore Street, from which serves as its main thoroughfare and where the neighborhood takes its name, on the west; Van Ness Avenue on the east; Geary Boulevard on the north, and Grove Street on th...
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The Fillmore District, also called The Fillmore, The Moe, or Fillmoe, is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California. Though its boundaries are not well-defined, it is usually considered to be the subset of the Western Addition neighborhood bordered by Fillmore Street, from which serves as its main thoroughfare and where the neighborhood takes its name, on the west; Van Ness Avenue on the east; Geary Boulevard on the north, and Grove Street on the south. By many definitions the western boundary is extended to Divisadero Street, creating what is commonly referred to as Uptown Fillmore. Some definitions, particularly older ones, include Hayes Valley and what is now known as North of Panhandle as part of the district and extend the western border further, although redevelopment — especially that which followed the Loma Prieta Earthquake and the collapse of the Central Freeway — has made these areas more independent and distinct. What is now Japantown also used to be part of the Fillmore....
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