Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
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Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco is a major north–south thoroughfare and historic commercial corridor that serves as a key traffic artery through the city.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco canonical | 2 |
| South Van Ness Avenue | 1 |
| Van Ness Avenue (San Francisco) | 1 |
| Van Ness Avenue corridor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8743240 — 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: Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco Context triple: [Broadway, San Francisco, hasJunctionWith, Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco]
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A.
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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B.
Columbus Avenue, San Francisco
Columbus Avenue in San Francisco is a major diagonal thoroughfare running through North Beach and Chinatown, known for its historic architecture, Italian restaurants, and vibrant nightlife.
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C.
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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D.
Arguello Boulevard, San Francisco
Arguello Boulevard in San Francisco is a major north–south thoroughfare that borders the Presidio and Golden Gate Park, connecting several residential neighborhoods on the city’s west side.
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E.
Powell Street, San Francisco
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.
- 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: Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco Target entity description: Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco is a major north–south thoroughfare and historic commercial corridor that serves as a key traffic artery through the city.
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A.
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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B.
Columbus Avenue, San Francisco
Columbus Avenue in San Francisco is a major diagonal thoroughfare running through North Beach and Chinatown, known for its historic architecture, Italian restaurants, and vibrant nightlife.
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C.
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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D.
Arguello Boulevard, San Francisco
Arguello Boulevard in San Francisco is a major north–south thoroughfare that borders the Presidio and Golden Gate Park, connecting several residential neighborhoods on the city’s west side.
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E.
Powell Street, San Francisco
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
major arterial road
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street ⓘ thoroughfare ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Civic Center Plaza vicinity
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San Francisco Performing Arts District vicinity ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Lombard Street
ⓘ
Market Street ⓘ Mission Street ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| direction | north–south ⓘ |
| function |
historic commercial corridor
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major traffic artery ⓘ |
| governedBy |
City and County of San Francisco
ⓘ
linked to:
San Francisco County
|
| hasBRTInfrastructure |
BRT stations in median
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center-running bus lanes ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
auto-oriented commercial corridor
ⓘ
regional traffic connector ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
San Francisco City Hall vicinity
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San Francisco Symphony (Davies Symphony Hall) vicinity ⓘ War Memorial Opera House vicinity ⓘ |
| hasLanes | multiple travel lanes in each direction ⓘ |
| hasTrafficControl | signalized intersections ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
important post-1906 fire redevelopment corridor
ⓘ
western boundary of the 1906 San Francisco fire ⓘ |
| knownAs | Van Ness Avenue ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bay Area
ⓘ
linked to:
San Francisco Bay Area
California ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
San Francisco ⓘ San Francisco County ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James Van Ness ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
central median in many segments
ⓘ
wide multi-lane roadway ⓘ |
| partOf |
California State Route 1
ⓘ
San Francisco street grid ⓘ U.S. Route 101 ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Cathedral Hill neighborhood
ⓘ
Civic Center neighborhood ⓘ Russian Hill neighborhood ⓘ
linked to:
Russian Hill
|
| publicTransit |
Golden Gate Transit routes
ⓘ
Muni bus routes ⓘ Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit ⓘ |
| roadSurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| terminusNorth |
Bay Street
ⓘ
near Aquatic Park ⓘ |
| terminusSouth |
Mission Street
ⓘ
near U.S. 101 freeway ⓘ |
| zoningCharacter | mixed commercial and residential ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco Description of subject: Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco is a major north–south thoroughfare and historic commercial corridor that serves as a key traffic artery through the city.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
linked to: Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
subject linked to:
Bay Street
linked to: Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco