Editing North Beach, San Francisco (section)

==Attractions and characteristics==

===Events===
[[File:Italian shops and restaurants on Green Street, North Beach, San Francisco, 2011.jpg|thumb|Italian shops and restaurants on Green Street.]]
* The North Beach Festival [[street fair]] on Grant Avenue and Columbus Avenue usually held on [[Father's Day]] weekend in June is one of the city's largest. It is also considered one of the nation's oldest street fairs.
* The Italian Heritage Parade, formerly known as the Columbus Day Parade, is the United States' longest continuously run Italian heritage celebration.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History – The San Francisco Italian Heritage Parade|url=https://sfitalianheritage.org/history/|website=sfitalianheritage.org|access-date=May 10, 2020}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Celebrate 150 years of North Beach in San Francisco|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/2018/10/04/san-franciscos-north-beach-celebrates-150-years-italian-heritage/1483179002/|last=Graham|first=Jefferson|date=October 5, 2018|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US|access-date=May 10, 2020}}</ref> The route goes from [[Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco]], along Columbus Avenue, to [[Washington Square (San Francisco)|Washington Square]], in front of [[Saints Peter and Paul Church, San Francisco]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Parade – The San Francisco Italian Heritage Parade|url=https://sfitalianheritage.org/parade/|website=sfitalianheritage.org|access-date=May 10, 2020}}</ref> The event celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2018.<ref name=":0" />

===Population===
[[Image:North Beach Columbus Avenu.jpg|thumb|Looking southeast from Columbus Avenue (on the left) and Stockton (on the right). The [[Transamerica Pyramid]] is visible in the background on Columbus Avenue. The array of overhead wires supply power for the electric trolley buses such as the one seen on Stockton Street.]]
The neighborhood still retains an Italian character with many [[Italian-American cuisine|Italian restaurants]], [[Italian food#Coffee|cafes]], and bakeries that line Columbus Avenue and Washington Square.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Graham |first=Jefferson |date=June 7, 2022 |title=10 amazing Italian Restaurants in San Francisco's North Beach |url=https://www.jeffersongraham.com/post/10-amazing-italian-restaurants-in-san-francisco-s-north-beach |access-date=November 4, 2022 |website=Photowalks.TV |language=en}}</ref>

===Religious institutions and sites===
* The National Shrine of Saint [[Francis of Assisi]], the city's namesake, is located on Vallejo Street.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.shrinesf.org/index.html|title=National Shrine of Saint Francis of Assisi {{!}} Home|website=www.shrinesf.org|access-date=February 25, 2019}}</ref>
* Known as "The Italian Cathedral of the West", [[Saints Peter and Paul Church, San Francisco|Saints Peter and Paul Church]] is located on the north side of Filbert Street in front of Washington Square. [[Joe DiMaggio]] married his first wife there, and came for photos after his marriage to [[Marilyn Monroe]]. Saints Peter and Paul is considered a San Francisco landmark and an emblematic tie to the neighborhood's Italian American past.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theculturaltravelist.wordpress.com/2015/02/24/ss-peter-and-paul-church-san-francisco/|title=Ss. Peter and Paul Church "The Italian Cathedral of the West" – San Francisco, CA|last=F|first=Valerie|date=February 24, 2015|language=en|access-date=February 25, 2019}}</ref>

===Secular institutions and sites===
* An alleyway between Columbus and Grant Avenues is named for Beat Generation writer [[Jack Kerouac]], who once lived there and frequented the famous City Lights Bookstore on the corner of Columbus and Broadway as well as the numerous nearby bars and coffee shops.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://artsology.com/the-arts-adventurer/jack-kerouac-in-san-francisco.php|title=The Arts Adventurer {{!}} Jack Kerouac in San Francisco {{!}} City Lights Bookstore and The Beats|website=artsology.com|access-date=February 25, 2019}}</ref>
* Broadway east of Columbus Avenue still serves as one of the city's main nightclub districts and offers restaurants, blues clubs, strip clubs, nightclubs, and jazz clubs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sftravel.com/article/best-streets-bar-hopping-san-francisco|title=The Best Streets for Bar Hopping in San Francisco|website=San Francisco Travel|language=en|access-date=February 25, 2019}}</ref>