Barbary Coast area
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The Barbary Coast area is a historic waterfront district in San Francisco once notorious for its 19th-century saloons, gambling dens, and red-light establishments.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Barbary Coast | 2 |
| Barbary Coast (Later) | 1 |
| Barbary Coast area canonical | 1 |
| Barbary Coast area of San Francisco | 1 |
| Barbary Coast area, San Francisco | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T940554 — 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: Barbary Coast area Context triple: [Northeast San Francisco, contains, Barbary Coast area]
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A.
Mosaic District
Mosaic District is a mixed-use urban neighborhood and shopping destination in Merrifield, Virginia, known for its upscale retail, dining, entertainment, and walkable, community-focused design.
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B.
Gaslamp Quarter
Gaslamp Quarter is a historic downtown neighborhood in San Diego known for its Victorian-era architecture, nightlife, dining, and entertainment.
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C.
Red Light District
The Red Light District is Amsterdam’s famous historic neighborhood known for its legalized sex work, distinctive red-lit windows, and vibrant nightlife that attracts tourists from around the world.
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D.
Theatre District
The Theatre District is a vibrant Boston neighborhood known for its historic playhouses, Broadway-style shows, and lively nightlife.
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E.
Nob Hill
Nob Hill is an affluent, historic San Francisco neighborhood known for its luxury hotels, steep streets, and iconic cable cars.
- 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: Barbary Coast area Target entity description: The Barbary Coast area is a historic waterfront district in San Francisco once notorious for its 19th-century saloons, gambling dens, and red-light establishments.
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A.
Mosaic District
Mosaic District is a mixed-use urban neighborhood and shopping destination in Merrifield, Virginia, known for its upscale retail, dining, entertainment, and walkable, community-focused design.
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B.
Gaslamp Quarter
Gaslamp Quarter is a historic downtown neighborhood in San Diego known for its Victorian-era architecture, nightlife, dining, and entertainment.
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C.
Red Light District
The Red Light District is Amsterdam’s famous historic neighborhood known for its legalized sex work, distinctive red-lit windows, and vibrant nightlife that attracts tourists from around the world.
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D.
Theatre District
The Theatre District is a vibrant Boston neighborhood known for its historic playhouses, Broadway-style shows, and lively nightlife.
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E.
Nob Hill
Nob Hill is an affluent, historic San Francisco neighborhood known for its luxury hotels, steep streets, and iconic cable cars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic district
ⓘ
red-light district ⓘ waterfront neighborhood ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
dockworkers
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miners ⓘ sailors ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
| city | San Francisco ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Gold Rush–era vice and entertainment ⓘ |
| eraOfProminence |
1840s
ⓘ
1850s ⓘ 1860s ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
California Gold Rush
ⓘ
mid-19th century ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
notorious for brothels
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notorious for crime ⓘ notorious for drinking and vice ⓘ notorious for gambling dens ⓘ notorious for prostitution ⓘ notorious for saloons ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant |
Barbary Coast area
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Barbary Coast
|
| heritageStatus | historic waterfront district ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
San Francisco nightlife culture
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popular images of the Old West port city ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dance halls
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gambling houses ⓘ lawlessness ⓘ music and entertainment ⓘ red-light establishments ⓘ saloons ⓘ theaters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
San Francisco ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedNear | San Francisco Bay ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Barbary States
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surface form:
Barbary Coast of North Africa
|
| partOf |
San Francisco Bay Area
ⓘ
Port of San Francisco ⓘ
surface form:
San Francisco waterfront
|
| region | Northern California ⓘ |
| reputation |
dangerous
ⓘ
rowdy ⓘ vice district ⓘ |
| tourism | site of historical walking tours ⓘ |
| transformedInto | more respectable entertainment district ⓘ |
| underwent |
moral cleanup efforts
ⓘ
urban reform campaigns ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Barbary Coast area Description of subject: The Barbary Coast area is a historic waterfront district in San Francisco once notorious for its 19th-century saloons, gambling dens, and red-light establishments.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Barbary Coast area, San Francisco
this entity surface form:
Barbary Coast
this entity surface form:
Barbary Coast area of San Francisco
this entity surface form:
Barbary Coast
subject surface form:
Ruminations
this entity surface form:
Barbary Coast (Later)