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San Francisco's Haight Ashbury

Title
San Francisco's Haight Ashbury / Katherine Powell Cohen.
Author
Cohen, Katherine Powell.
Publication
Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., c2008.
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TextUse in library IXH (San Francisco) 10-3434Schwarzman Building - Milstein Division Room 121

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127 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Summary
At the turn of the 20th century, the Haight-Ashbury first gained prominence as the gateway to Golden Gate Park ; six decades later, it would anchor the worldwide cultural revolution that blossomed in the 1960s. Though synonymous with peace, love, and living outside the mainstream, its history goes back long before the Summer of Love. Starting as a dairy farm in San Francisco's Outlands, the area saw a building boom of Queen Anne country homes for well-heeled San Franciscans and served as a refuge for victims of the 1906 earthquake and fire. Through world wars, industrial and cultural revolutions, the dot-com boom, and beyond, the Haight-Ashbury has one of the most fascinating histories of any place, anywhere. Here is the story of a vibrant neighborhood that attracts throngs of visitors, while maintaining a core community of families, young people, and long-timers.
Series Statement
Images of America
Uniform Title
Images of America.
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  • Captioned photographs.
Contents
From dunes and dairy farm to popular destination -- Refuge from home -- Hard times, refuge, and always home -- A spectacle of love -- Hard times, again, and homecoming -- Peace, love, and politics -- Popular destination, refuge, and home.
Call Number
IXH (San Francisco) 10-3434
ISBN
  • 9780738559940 (pbk.)
  • 0738559946 (pbk.)
LCCN
2008934834
OCLC
243545250
Author
Cohen, Katherine Powell.
Title
San Francisco's Haight Ashbury / Katherine Powell Cohen.
Imprint
Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., c2008.
Series
Images of America
Images of America.
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