The first African-American heavyweight boxing champion made Ocean Beach his headquarters for a few years, including while training for the "Fight of the Century." (Outside Lands San Francisco Podcast Aug 27, 2022)
San Francisco's Sunset Boulevard: no Norma Desmond, but from the 1930s to the 1970s, it did have Soap Box Derbys. (Outside Lands San Francisco Podcast Sep 27, 2013)