Powell Street, San Francisco
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Powell Street in San Francisco is a major north–south thoroughfare best known for its historic cable car line and its role as a central artery through downtown and Union Square.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Powell Street, San Francisco canonical | 2 |
| Powell Street | 1 |
| Powell Street at Market Street | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8743237 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Powell Street, San Francisco Context triple: [Broadway, San Francisco, hasJunctionWith, Powell Street, San Francisco]
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A.
Kearny Street, San Francisco
Kearny Street in San Francisco is a major north–south thoroughfare that runs from the Financial District through Chinatown and North Beach, serving as an important commercial and cultural corridor in the city.
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B.
Stockton Street, San Francisco
Stockton Street in San Francisco is a major north–south thoroughfare that runs through neighborhoods such as Chinatown and Union Square, serving as a key commercial and transit corridor in the city.
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C.
San Francisco Street
San Francisco Street is a historic thoroughfare within the Santa Fe Historic District, known for its traditional Southwestern architecture, cultural landmarks, and proximity to Santa Fe’s central plaza.
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D.
Grant Avenue, San Francisco
Grant Avenue in San Francisco is a historic thoroughfare best known as the main street of Chinatown and one of the city’s oldest and most iconic commercial corridors.
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E.
King Street in San Francisco
King Street in San Francisco is a major SoMa thoroughfare that runs along the city’s southeastern waterfront near Oracle Park, connecting downtown streets with freeway access and the Embarcadero.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Powell Street, San Francisco Target entity description: Powell Street in San Francisco is a major north–south thoroughfare best known for its historic cable car line and its role as a central artery through downtown and Union Square.
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A.
Kearny Street, San Francisco
Kearny Street in San Francisco is a major north–south thoroughfare that runs from the Financial District through Chinatown and North Beach, serving as an important commercial and cultural corridor in the city.
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B.
Stockton Street, San Francisco
Stockton Street in San Francisco is a major north–south thoroughfare that runs through neighborhoods such as Chinatown and Union Square, serving as a key commercial and transit corridor in the city.
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C.
San Francisco Street
San Francisco Street is a historic thoroughfare within the Santa Fe Historic District, known for its traditional Southwestern architecture, cultural landmarks, and proximity to Santa Fe’s central plaza.
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D.
Grant Avenue, San Francisco
Grant Avenue in San Francisco is a historic thoroughfare best known as the main street of Chinatown and one of the city’s oldest and most iconic commercial corridors.
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E.
King Street in San Francisco
King Street in San Francisco is a major SoMa thoroughfare that runs along the city’s southeastern waterfront near Oracle Park, connecting downtown streets with freeway access and the Embarcadero.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
street
ⓘ
thoroughfare ⓘ |
| category |
Streets in San Francisco
ⓘ
Tourist attractions in San Francisco ⓘ |
| city | San Francisco ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| district |
Downtown San Francisco
NERFINISHED
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Union Square district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
hotels near Union Square
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retail shops near Union Square ⓘ steep grades characteristic of San Francisco hills ⓘ |
| hasLandmark | Powell Street cable car turntable at Market Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportation | San Francisco cable car line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intersects |
Broadway, San Francisco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bush Street, San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ California Street, San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ Clay Street, San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ Geary Street, San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ Jackson Street, San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ Market Street, San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ O’Farrell Street, San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ Pine Street, San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ Post Street, San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ Sacramento Street, San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ Sutter Street, San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington Street, San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic cable car line
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proximity to Union Square ⓘ role as a central artery through downtown San Francisco ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
San Francisco ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| namedAfter | John Wesley Powell (likely attribution; not definitively confirmed) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Market Street, San Francisco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union Square, San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
San Francisco cable car system corridor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Francisco street grid ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Downtown San Francisco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union Square, San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicTransitConnection |
Muni Metro Powell Street station (near intersection with Market Street)
NERFINISHED
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Powell Street BART station (near intersection with Market Street) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runsDirection | north–south ⓘ |
| servedBy |
Powell–Hyde cable car line
NERFINISHED
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Powell–Mason cable car line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| tourism | major tourist route in San Francisco ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Powell Street, San Francisco Description of subject: Powell Street in San Francisco is a major north–south thoroughfare best known for its historic cable car line and its role as a central artery through downtown and Union Square.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Powell Street at Market Street
this entity surface form:
Powell Street