Geary Boulevard (designated as
Geary Street east of
Van Ness Avenue) is a major east-west 11 km (7 miles) thoroughfare in
San Francisco,
California,
USA, beginning downtown at
Market Street near Market Street's intersection with
Kearny Street, and running westbound through downtown, the
Civic Center area, the
Western Addition, and running for most of its length through the predominantly residential
Richmond District. Geary Boulevard terminates near Sutro Heights Park at 48th Avenue, close to the
Cliff House above
Ocean Beach at the
Pacific Ocean. At 40th Avenue, Geary intersects with Point Lobos Avenue, which takes through traffic to the Cliff House, Ocean Beach and the
Great Highway. It is a major commercial artery through the
Richmond District; it is lined with stores and restaurants, many of them catering to the various immigrant groups (Chinese, Russian, and Irish, among many others) who live in the area. The boulevard borders
Japantown between Fillmore and Laguna Streets.