Walter U. Lum Place
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Walter U. Lum Place is a short street in San Francisco’s Chinatown named in honor of Chinese American civil rights leader Walter U. Lum.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Walter U. Lum Place canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T589732 — 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: Walter U. Lum Place Context triple: [Portsmouth Square, nearby, Walter U. Lum Place]
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A.
Sproul Plaza
Sproul Plaza is the central public square of UC Berkeley’s campus, historically renowned as a focal point for student activism and free speech movements.
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B.
George C. Marshall Memorial Plaza
The George C. Marshall Memorial Plaza is a commemorative public space honoring U.S. Army General and statesman George C. Marshall, renowned for the post–World War II European Recovery Program known as the Marshall Plan.
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C.
Pioneer Plaza
Pioneer Plaza is a large public park and sculpture installation in Dallas, Texas, best known for its dramatic bronze cattle-drive statues commemorating the city's Old West heritage.
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D.
Vellucci Plaza
Vellucci Plaza is a small public square and community gathering spot located in the Inman Square neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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E.
Terry Schrunk Plaza
Terry Schrunk Plaza is a public square and park in downtown Portland, Oregon, known for hosting civic events and being surrounded by key government buildings.
- 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: Walter U. Lum Place Target entity description: Walter U. Lum Place is a short street in San Francisco’s Chinatown named in honor of Chinese American civil rights leader Walter U. Lum.
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A.
Sproul Plaza
Sproul Plaza is the central public square of UC Berkeley’s campus, historically renowned as a focal point for student activism and free speech movements.
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B.
George C. Marshall Memorial Plaza
The George C. Marshall Memorial Plaza is a commemorative public space honoring U.S. Army General and statesman George C. Marshall, renowned for the post–World War II European Recovery Program known as the Marshall Plan.
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C.
Pioneer Plaza
Pioneer Plaza is a large public park and sculpture installation in Dallas, Texas, best known for its dramatic bronze cattle-drive statues commemorating the city's Old West heritage.
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D.
Vellucci Plaza
Vellucci Plaza is a small public square and community gathering spot located in the Inman Square neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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E.
Terry Schrunk Plaza
Terry Schrunk Plaza is a public square and park in downtown Portland, Oregon, known for hosting civic events and being surrounded by key government buildings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights leader
ⓘ
person ⓘ roadway ⓘ street ⓘ |
| city | San Francisco ⓘ |
| commemorates | Walter U. Lum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| ethnicity | Chinese American ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Chinatown, San Francisco
ⓘ
linked to:
San Francisco Chinatown
Memorials to civil rights activists ⓘ Streets in San Francisco ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | Chinese American history in San Francisco ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Chinese American ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | Walter U. Lum Place ⓘ |
| hasLength | short ⓘ |
| hasNameType | honorific toponym ⓘ |
| hasPlaceOfActivity | San Francisco ⓘ |
| hasUse |
pedestrian traffic
ⓘ
vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| honors | Chinese American civil rights leadership ⓘ |
| isPartOf | San Francisco street network ⓘ |
| knownFor | Chinese American civil rights activism ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Chinatown, San Francisco ⓘ
linked to:
San Francisco Chinatown
San Francisco ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| namedAfter | Walter U. Lum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Chinatown ⓘ |
| state |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Walter U. Lum Place Description of subject: Walter U. Lum Place is a short street in San Francisco’s Chinatown named in honor of Chinese American civil rights leader Walter U. Lum.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Walter U. Lum Place