Harvey Milk Plaza

Harvey Milk Plaza is the sunken plaza on the southwest corner of Castro and Market, built around the entrance to Castro Street Muni station. It was named for Harvey Milk in 1985, seven years after he and Mayor George Moscone were assassinated. Above it flies the huge rainbow flag that has marked the Castro since 1997, in the neighbourhood where Gilbert Baker made the first rainbow flag in 1978. Photo panels at concourse level trace Milk's life. The plaza has been the subject of a long-planned memorial redesign, so expect possible construction. It is the gathering point for vigils and marches, and the Castro's bars start a block away.