Fulton Street is an east–west street in

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marking the northern side of the

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and the southern side of the Richmond District. It is named after Robert Fulton, the inventor of the

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. In the 1970s, Fulton Street gained fame as the home of the popular rock band

Jefferson Airplane Jefferson Airplane was an American Rock music, rock band formed in San Francisco, California, in 1965. One of the pioneering bands of psychedelic rock, the group defined the San Francisco Sound and was the first from the San Francisco Bay Area, ...

. The band named their album ''

2400 Fulton Street ''2400 Fulton Street'' is a compilation album of music from the San Francisco, California, San Francisco rock band Jefferson Airplane, originally released in 1987 as a double LP containing 25 tracks. The title is taken from the street address ...

'' after the street address of their residence. The street is also home to the African-American Art & Culture Complex and murals dedicated to the

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movement.

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* Streets in San Francisco {{California-road-stub