Castro Camera (Harvey Milk's former shop)

The location at 575 Castro Street housed Castro Camera, the camera shop operated by Harvey Milk before and during his political career; Milk used the shop as a base for community organizing in the Castro neighborhood. The site is associated with Milk's role in LGBT political activism in San Francisco during the 1970s and is part of local commemorations of his life and work. The corner remains a focal point in the Castro's cultural and civic memory.