Washington Square is a park in the North Beach district

North Beach, San Francisco, California

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 of San Francisco, California

California

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. The popular destination, for both locals and tourists, is surrounded by eating establishments and the Sts. Peter and Paul Church

Director Don Siegel

Don Siegel

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 features the church and the square in scenes from the 1971 movie, Dirty Harry

Dirty Harry

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. The church, and nearby Dante Building, are the setting of sniper attacks by the "Scorpio Killer". The park and surrounding area is also featured in the 2000 film, Bedazzled

Bedazzled

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. Many chapters in Richard Brautigan

Richard Brautigan

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's 1967 novel Trout Fishing in America

Trout Fishing in America

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take place in Washington Square.