Haight Street

Haight Street

Haight Street, in San Francisco, is perhaps best known as the principal street in San Francisco's Haight Ashbury, aka the Upper Haight district. It stretches from Market Street to Stanyan Street, at Golden Gate Park. It is named after California pioneer and exchange banker Henry Haight (1820-1869). [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]

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