Market Street
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Market Street is a major thoroughfare in San Francisco that serves as the city’s primary downtown artery and commercial spine, running through areas including the Financial District.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Market Street canonical | 56 |
| Market Street, San Francisco | 4 |
| Lombard Street | 1 |
| Market Street (San Francisco) | 1 |
| Market Street corridor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T343157 — 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: Market Street Context triple: [Financial District (San Francisco), hasStreet, Market Street]
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A.
Market Street
Market Street is a major east–west thoroughfare in Philadelphia known for its commercial activity, transit connections, and role as a central artery of the city.
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B.
Market Street
Market Street is a major shopping thoroughfare in Manchester city centre, known for its busy pedestrian zone and high street retail stores.
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C.
California Street
California Street is a major thoroughfare in San Francisco known for its steep hills, iconic views, and historic cable car line running through key downtown and Nob Hill areas.
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D.
Market Street and Castro Street
Market Street and Castro Street is a major intersection in San Francisco’s Castro District, known as a historic center of LGBTQ+ culture and a key transit and commercial hub.
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E.
Monroe Street
Monroe Street is a major east–west thoroughfare in downtown Chicago, Illinois, running through the city’s central business and cultural districts.
- 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: Market Street Target entity description: Market Street is a major thoroughfare in San Francisco that serves as the city’s primary downtown artery and commercial spine, running through areas including the Financial District.
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A.
Market Street
Market Street is a major east–west thoroughfare in Philadelphia known for its commercial activity, transit connections, and role as a central artery of the city.
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B.
Market Street
Market Street is a major shopping thoroughfare in Manchester city centre, known for its busy pedestrian zone and high street retail stores.
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C.
California Street
California Street is a major thoroughfare in San Francisco known for its steep hills, iconic views, and historic cable car line running through key downtown and Nob Hill areas.
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D.
Market Street and Castro Street
Market Street and Castro Street is a major intersection in San Francisco’s Castro District, known as a historic center of LGBTQ+ culture and a key transit and commercial hub.
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E.
Monroe Street
Monroe Street is a major east–west thoroughfare in downtown Chicago, Illinois, running through the city’s central business and cultural districts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
street
ⓘ
thoroughfare ⓘ transportation corridor ⓘ |
| city | San Francisco ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasFunction |
civic axis
ⓘ
commercial corridor ⓘ transit spine ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole |
focus of post–1906 earthquake reconstruction
ⓘ
traditional parade route in San Francisco ⓘ |
| hasLaneType | multi-lane roadway ⓘ |
| hasModePriority |
bicycles
ⓘ
pedestrians ⓘ transit ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | named for marketplace or commercial function ⓘ |
| hasPublicTransit |
BART
ⓘ
surface form:
Bay Area Rapid Transit
Muni Metro lines ⓘ
surface form:
Muni Metro
Muni bus lines ⓘ Muni trolleybus lines ⓘ F Market & Wharves ⓘ
surface form:
historic streetcar F Market & Wharves
|
| hasRegulation | private automobiles restricted on central segments ⓘ |
| isCommercialAreaFor | Financial District (San Francisco) ⓘ |
| isEconomicCenterFor |
Downtown San Francisco
ⓘ
surface form:
downtown San Francisco
|
| isMajorThoroughfareOf | San Francisco ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic commercial activity
ⓘ
public transit corridor ⓘ role as central artery of San Francisco’s street grid ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
San Francisco ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| orientation | northeast–southwest ⓘ |
| partOf | San Francisco street network ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Ferry Building
ⓘ
surface form:
Ferry Building (San Francisco)
San Francisco City Hall ⓘ Union Square ⓘ
surface form:
Union Square (San Francisco)
|
| runsThrough |
Civic Center, San Francisco
ⓘ
surface form:
Civic Center (San Francisco)
Downtown San Francisco ⓘ Financial District (San Francisco) ⓘ Mid-Market, San Francisco ⓘ
surface form:
Mid-Market (San Francisco)
South of Market (SoMa) ⓘ
surface form:
SoMa (San Francisco)
The Castro (San Francisco) ⓘ |
| servesAs |
commercial spine of San Francisco
ⓘ
primary downtown artery of San Francisco ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| terminus |
Castro Street (San Francisco)
ⓘ
The Embarcadero ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Market Street Description of subject: Market Street is a major thoroughfare in San Francisco that serves as the city’s primary downtown artery and commercial spine, running through areas including the Financial District.
Referenced by (63)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Market Street, San Francisco
subject surface form:
Powell Street station