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Neighborhood Spotlight: Haight/Ashbury
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It was the epicenter of the counterculture movement and a place where prominent stand-up comedians got their start. The neighborhood, the Upper Haight, houses arguably San Francisco’s most popular intersection, Haight-Ashbury.
In addition to being home to the hippie movement, the neighborhood also included a small cafe off Haight Street called “The Other Cafe,” where comedians like Whoopi Goldberg, Dana Carvey and Robin Williams launched their careers.
The neighborhood reached the peak of its fame during “The Summer of Love”, which attracted a large group of people from various age ranges. It included college students, teenagers, middle-class vacationers and military personnel from nearby bases. Haight-Ashbury suffered from overcrowding as a result, but the influx of people left in the autumn. There was even a mock funeral for “The Death of the Hippie” on Oct.6, 1967.