28 Barbary Lane
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28 Barbary Lane is the fictional San Francisco apartment house that serves as the central setting for Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 28 Barbary Lane canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11465737 — 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: 28 Barbary Lane Context triple: [Tales of the City, notableLocation, 28 Barbary Lane]
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A.
Well House Drive
Well House Drive is a roadway and pedestrian access route on the south side of Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York, leading toward the park’s lake and surrounding recreational areas.
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B.
Hobart Place
Hobart Place is a street in the Belgravia area of central London, situated near Buckingham Palace and Victoria.
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C.
Vernon Place
Vernon Place is a street in the Bloomsbury area of central London, known for its proximity to Bloomsbury Square and various academic and cultural institutions.
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D.
Harmony Row
Harmony Row is a 1971 solo album by Scottish musician Jack Bruce, blending jazz, rock, and progressive influences into an introspective, experimental work.
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E.
Dunn Place
Dunn Place is a precinct in Hobart, Tasmania, known for housing major cultural institutions and public spaces, including the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery.
- 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: 28 Barbary Lane Target entity description: 28 Barbary Lane is the fictional San Francisco apartment house that serves as the central setting for Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City series.
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A.
Well House Drive
Well House Drive is a roadway and pedestrian access route on the south side of Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York, leading toward the park’s lake and surrounding recreational areas.
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B.
Hobart Place
Hobart Place is a street in the Belgravia area of central London, situated near Buckingham Palace and Victoria.
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C.
Vernon Place
Vernon Place is a street in the Bloomsbury area of central London, known for its proximity to Bloomsbury Square and various academic and cultural institutions.
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D.
Harmony Row
Harmony Row is a 1971 solo album by Scottish musician Jack Bruce, blending jazz, rock, and progressive influences into an introspective, experimental work.
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E.
Dunn Place
Dunn Place is a precinct in Hobart, Tasmania, known for housing major cultural institutions and public spaces, including the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional apartment building
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fictional location ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries | Tales of the City series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | Armistead Maupin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
LGBT community life in San Francisco
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chosen family ⓘ urban life in the 1970s ⓘ |
| centralSettingOf | Tales of the City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | Armistead Maupin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalAddressNumber | 28 ⓘ |
| fictionalCity | San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalLocationIn | San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalStreetType | lane ⓘ |
| fictionalTimePeriod |
1970s
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1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ 21st century ⓘ |
| firstAppearedIn | Tales of the City (newspaper serial) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | San Francisco Chronicle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
LGBT literature
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contemporary fiction ⓘ serial fiction ⓘ |
| hasWorkAdaptationSettingIn |
Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City (2019 TV series)
NERFINISHED
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Further Tales of the City (2001 miniseries) NERFINISHED ⓘ More Tales of the City (1998 miniseries) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tales of the City (1993 miniseries) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| notableResident |
Anna Madrigal
NERFINISHED
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Brian Hawkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Ann Singleton NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael "Mouse" Tolliver NERFINISHED ⓘ Mona Ramsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfFictionalUniverse | Tales of the City universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOf |
Babycakes
NERFINISHED
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Further Tales of the City NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Ann in Autumn NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Tolliver Lives NERFINISHED ⓘ More Tales of the City NERFINISHED ⓘ Significant Others NERFINISHED ⓘ Sure of You NERFINISHED ⓘ The Days of Anna Madrigal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 28 Barbary Lane Description of subject: 28 Barbary Lane is the fictional San Francisco apartment house that serves as the central setting for Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City series.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.