The San Francisco Streets Where Free Love, LSD, and Rock Music Created the 1960s As We Know Them

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Historic Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco

Tucked between Victorian mansions and trippy storefronts, Haight-Ashbury is ground zero for everything cool about the ’60s.

One minute you’re grabbing coffee, and the next you’re standing where Janis Joplin crashed, Jerry Garcia jammed, and the flower children changed America forever. Here’s more about the amazing Haight-Ashbury neighborhood.

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The Neighborhood Started as Sand Dunes in the 1800s

Everything changed in 1883 when the Haight Street Cable Railroad connected this remote area to downtown San Francisco. It quickly grew into a middle-class neighborhood with Victorian houses built for wealthier residents…

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