San Francisco Embarcadero waterfront

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bayside promenade waterfront district

The San Francisco Embarcadero waterfront is a prominent bayside district known for its scenic promenade, historic Ferry Building, and views of the Bay Bridge along the city’s eastern shoreline.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
San Francisco waterfront	22
San Francisco Embarcadero waterfront canonical	2
San Francisco northern waterfront	2
Northeast Waterfront of San Francisco	1
Northeastern waterfront of San Francisco	1
San Francisco Embarcadero historic area	1
San Francisco Embarcadero piers	1
San Francisco Ferry Building area	1
San Francisco piers	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12785257 — 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: San Francisco Embarcadero waterfront
Context triple: [Market Street and Main Street, isNear, San Francisco Embarcadero waterfront]

A. Pier 39
Pier 39 is a popular waterfront shopping, dining, and entertainment complex in San Francisco best known for its sea lions, bay views, and tourist attractions.
B. Redwood City waterfront
The Redwood City waterfront is a bayside district in Redwood City, California, known for its deep-water port, marinas, and mix of industrial, recreational, and ecological shoreline areas along San Francisco Bay.
C. Cabrillo Fishing Pier
Cabrillo Fishing Pier is a public pier in San Pedro, California, popular for recreational fishing and coastal views near Cabrillo Beach.
D. Crissy Field
Crissy Field is a restored former airfield and popular waterfront park in San Francisco offering beaches, trails, and views of the Golden Gate Bridge.
E. Pier 41, San Francisco
Pier 41 in San Francisco is a busy waterfront terminal and tourist hub near Fisherman’s Wharf, serving as a key departure point for ferries and bay cruises.
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: San Francisco Embarcadero waterfront
Target entity description: The San Francisco Embarcadero waterfront is a prominent bayside district known for its scenic promenade, historic Ferry Building, and views of the Bay Bridge along the city’s eastern shoreline.

A. Pier 39
Pier 39 is a popular waterfront shopping, dining, and entertainment complex in San Francisco best known for its sea lions, bay views, and tourist attractions.
B. Redwood City waterfront
The Redwood City waterfront is a bayside district in Redwood City, California, known for its deep-water port, marinas, and mix of industrial, recreational, and ecological shoreline areas along San Francisco Bay.
C. Cabrillo Fishing Pier
Cabrillo Fishing Pier is a public pier in San Pedro, California, popular for recreational fishing and coastal views near Cabrillo Beach.
D. Crissy Field
Crissy Field is a restored former airfield and popular waterfront park in San Francisco offering beaches, trails, and views of the Golden Gate Bridge.
E. Pier 41, San Francisco
Pier 41 in San Francisco is a busy waterfront terminal and tourist hub near Fisherman’s Wharf, serving as a key departure point for ferries and bay cruises.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bayside promenade ⓘ waterfront district ⓘ
adjacentTo	Financial District, San Francisco ⓘ linked to: Financial District (San Francisco) San Francisco downtown waterfront ⓘ
connectedBy	Embarcadero roadway ⓘ
followsShorelineOf	eastern shoreline of San Francisco ⓘ
governedBy	City and County of San Francisco ⓘ linked to: San Francisco County
hasAttraction	outdoor public art installations ⓘ piers along the Embarcadero ⓘ
hasBikeway	waterfront bike path ⓘ
hasCommercialUse	cafés ⓘ restaurants ⓘ retail shops ⓘ
hasEventSpace	Ferry Building marketplace area ⓘ linked to: Ferry Building
hasFunction	commercial waterfront area ⓘ commuter ferry hub ⓘ recreational waterfront area ⓘ
hasHistoricElement	San Francisco Ferry Building clock tower ⓘ historic piers ⓘ
hasLandmark	San Francisco Ferry Building ⓘ linked to: Ferry Building
hasNearbyAttraction	Exploratorium at Pier 15 ⓘ Oracle Park vicinity ⓘ Pier 39 ⓘ
hasNearbyNeighborhood	North Beach, San Francisco ⓘ South Beach, San Francisco ⓘ linked to: South Beach (San Francisco)
hasPart	San Francisco Ferry Building ⓘ linked to: Ferry Building
hasPromenade	Embarcadero promenade ⓘ linked to: Embarcadero Promenade
hasPublicSpace	waterfront plazas ⓘ
hasRecreationalUse	cycling ⓘ jogging ⓘ walking ⓘ
hasStreet	The Embarcadero (street) ⓘ linked to: The Embarcadero
hasTransportationFacility	Embarcadero BART station vicinity ⓘ Ferry terminals at the Ferry Building ⓘ
hasViewOf	San Francisco Bay ⓘ San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge ⓘ Treasure Island ⓘ Yerba Buena Island ⓘ
knownFor	historic Ferry Building ⓘ scenic promenade ⓘ views of the Bay Bridge ⓘ
locatedIn	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States San Francisco ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
locatedOnWaterbody	San Francisco Bay ⓘ
partOf	San Francisco waterfront ⓘ linked to: San Francisco Bay waterfront The Embarcadero ⓘ
touristDestination	true ⓘ

How these facts were elicited