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Originally, the city's northeast shoreline extended only to what is today Taylor and Francisco streets. The area, what is largely known today as North Beach, was an actual beach. It was later filled and covered over to create the land that is present today. Typical intersections are Union and Columbus, the southwest corner of Washington Square , Grant Avenue and Vallejo, location of Caffe Trieste, Mason and Francisco, where there is some shopping and dining. The neighborhood, particularly on Broadway west of Columbus, is home of the city's Red-light District and a major night club and night life spot. The Condor Club on the corner of Columbus and Broadway was also reputedly the world's first officially recognized Strip Club . It is now a night club and a municipal landmark. There is a Street Fair on Grant Avenue on Father's Day and a parade along Columbus Avenue to Aquatic Park around Columbus Day. There is a National Shrine at Vallejo and Columbus and Saints Peter and Paul cathedral on Filbert north of Washington Square. The Powell Mason Cable Car line ends in the outer portion of North Beach where there is no beach. The neighborhood attracted many Italians , Beats , Chinese and really all kinds of ordinary, artistic, friendly people, and has many sights and places to gather. North Beach has historically been an Italian neighborhood, and while the area has diversified, many Italian restaurants, cafès, and ice cream parlors remain. An alleyway off of Columbus between Kearny and Broadway is named after Jack Kerouac who once lived here and frequented the renowned (as well as a municipal landmark) City Lights bookstore on the corner of Columbus and Broadway as well as the numerous coffee shops here. Baseball legend Joe Dimaggio grew up in the neighborhood and briefly returned to live here with his wife Marilyn Monroe . Famed progressive trial attorney Tony Serra keeps an office near the corner of Columbus and Broadway. It is a somewhat compact layout of three-story buildings painted in light colors dating from the 1920s when people rebuilt after the Earthquake And Fire Of 1906 . The weather is excellent with gentle, sunny hours between noon, after the morning fog burns off, and four, before the fog starts rolling back in from the Golden Gate . The San Francisco Art Institute is located in the Northern end of North Beach, on Russian Hill . RESTAURANTS
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SEE ALSO 49-Mile Scenic Drive EXTERNAL LINKS
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