Castro Street, California, view 2 Live Cam

Castro Street meets Market Street directly below this view, in the city of San Francisco, California. A coach and cars wait at the lights, and the shopfronts of the block run along the right of the frame.

This is the second view of the same junction in the catalogue: the other camera holds the curve of the streetcar tracks close in, while this one takes in the crossing and the traffic on Market. The Castro has been the centre of gay life in the city since the 1970s, and its street fair each October closes these blocks completely.

Summer fog comes over the hill in the afternoon and drops the light in this frame. Rain makes the tracks and the rainbow crossings stand out.