Van Ness Avenue
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Van Ness Avenue is a major north–south thoroughfare in San Francisco known for its wide boulevard, historic architecture, and role as a key transportation corridor through the city.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Van Ness Avenue canonical | 9 |
| South Van Ness Avenue | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1378096 — 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: Van Ness Avenue Context triple: [California Street, crosses, Van Ness Avenue]
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A.
Van Ness
Van Ness is a residential and commercial neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C., known for its embassies, apartment buildings, and the University of the District of Columbia campus.
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B.
Montgomery Street
Montgomery Street is a major thoroughfare in San Francisco’s Financial District, known as the historic center of the city’s banking and financial industry.
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C.
Kearny Street
Kearny Street is a major historic thoroughfare in San Francisco that runs through downtown and Chinatown, lined with shops, offices, and cultural landmarks.
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D.
Columbus Avenue
Columbus Avenue is a major thoroughfare in San Francisco known for running through the North Beach neighborhood and its vibrant mix of Italian eateries, cafes, and historic landmarks.
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E.
Vallejo Street
Vallejo Street is a notable San Francisco street that runs through several neighborhoods, including the steep and scenic Russian Hill area.
- 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: Van Ness Avenue Target entity description: Van Ness Avenue is a major north–south thoroughfare in San Francisco known for its wide boulevard, historic architecture, and role as a key transportation corridor through the city.
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A.
Van Ness
Van Ness is a residential and commercial neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C., known for its embassies, apartment buildings, and the University of the District of Columbia campus.
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B.
Montgomery Street
Montgomery Street is a major thoroughfare in San Francisco’s Financial District, known as the historic center of the city’s banking and financial industry.
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C.
Kearny Street
Kearny Street is a major historic thoroughfare in San Francisco that runs through downtown and Chinatown, lined with shops, offices, and cultural landmarks.
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D.
Columbus Avenue
Columbus Avenue is a major thoroughfare in San Francisco known for running through the North Beach neighborhood and its vibrant mix of Italian eateries, cafes, and historic landmarks.
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E.
Vallejo Street
Vallejo Street is a notable San Francisco street that runs through several neighborhoods, including the steep and scenic Russian Hill area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
major arterial road
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street ⓘ thoroughfare ⓘ |
| connects |
central San Francisco
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northern waterfront area ⓘ southern neighborhoods via U.S. 101 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| direction | north–south ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryOf |
Civic Center
ⓘ
linked to:
Civic Center Plaza
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| hasAdjacentLandUse |
civic and institutional buildings
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office ⓘ residential ⓘ retail ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central median in many segments
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multiple traffic lanes ⓘ signalized intersections ⓘ |
| hasLanes |
multiple northbound lanes
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multiple southbound lanes ⓘ |
| hasPublicTransit |
Golden Gate Transit routes
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Muni bus lines ⓘ Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit ⓘ |
| hasZoning | mixed commercial and residential ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
corridor of early 20th‑century buildings
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early major north–south axis of San Francisco ⓘ |
| isPartOf | San Francisco street grid ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic architecture
ⓘ
key transportation corridor ⓘ wide boulevard ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bay Area
ⓘ
linked to:
San Francisco Bay Area
California ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
San Francisco ⓘ San Francisco County ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James Van Ness ⓘ |
| partOf |
California State Route 1
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U.S. Route 101 ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Cathedral Hill neighborhood
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Civic Center neighborhood ⓘ Pacific Heights area ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific Heights
Russian Hill neighborhood ⓘ
linked to:
Russian Hill
|
| roadType | urban boulevard ⓘ |
| terminusNorth | Bay Street vicinity ⓘ |
| terminusSouth | Mission Street vicinity ⓘ |
| urbanRole |
commercial corridor
ⓘ
crosstown connector ⓘ emergency route ⓘ |
| usedFor |
automobile traffic
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local access to businesses ⓘ public transit ⓘ |
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: Van Ness Avenue Description of subject: Van Ness Avenue is a major north–south thoroughfare in San Francisco known for its wide boulevard, historic architecture, and role as a key transportation corridor through the city.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.