Harvey Milk Plaza — Attraction in San Francisco

When the Castro MUNI METRO subway station opened in 1980, it featured a transit plaza that has served thousands of commuters and visitors to the Castro for 38 years. In 1985, the plaza was dedicated to Harvey Milk, who was one of the first openly gay elected officials in the US and assassinated in 1978. In attendance were Mayor Dianne Feinstein, Harvey Milk's successor to the SF Board of Supervisors Harry Britt, and President of the Board of Supervisors John Molinari. In 1997, a flagpole dedicated to Milk was added to the plaza grounds. It flew the iconic rainbow flag designed by Gilbert Baker that has become a world-wide symbol for the...

Harvey Milk Plaza is located on Castro and 17th Street. The plaza is in a unique location because of the entrance to Muni (SFMTA). At this entrance point are the underground LRV's for SF. The Harvey Milk Plaza consists of a bronze plaque, three history timeline photo boards, and a 15 letter bronze letter identifier. The plaza has a seating area with a granite seat and a metal bench. The one unique aspect of the plaza is a large flag...

Small plaza attached to Castro Station.

Harvey Milk Plaza features a bench, garbage can, and some historical information about Harvey Milk. It's the area past the gate, but before the stairs at Castro Station. It's not very big and it's easy to miss, but it's a good place to go if you want to learn about...