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The Summer of Love was a major social phenomenon that occurred in San Francisco during the summer of 1967.As many as 100,000 people, mostly young people, hippies, beatniks, and 1960s counterculture figures, converged in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district and Golden Gate Park.
San Francisco was the county seat of San Francisco County, one of state's 18 original counties since California's statehood in 1850. Until 1856, the city limits extended west to Divisadero Street and Castro Street, and south to 20th Street.
715 Harrison was one of the few venues which did not fall victim to San Francisco's high entertainment-venue turnover rate. At one point, the venue's Club Faith was the only 18+ club targeted towards LGBT+ populations in the Bay Area. [3] According to the venue's management, 715 Harrison has entertained over six million people as of 2020.
San Francisco Architectural Club organized. [36] 1902 – Eugene Schmitz becomes mayor. 1905 – 1908: San Francisco graft trials; 1906 – April 18: Earthquake and fires. [42] [2] 1907 July: Mayor Eugene Schmitz imprisoned. [9] International Hotel built. A. Mutt comic strip begins publication in the San Francisco Chronicle.
During the California Gold Rush, many Chinese immigrants came to San Francisco to work in gold mines and on railroads in search of wealth and a better life. The earliest recorded New Year's celebration was "a great feast" on February 1, 1851, [7] and the first dragon dance in San Francisco was held for the New Year in 1860. [8]
Pages in category "Events in San Francisco" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ... This page was last edited on 18 October 2017, at 08:39 ...
A "love letter to San Francisco," [2] the festival is named for the city's western neighborhoods, which were known as The Outside Lands in the 1800s. The 80-acre festival grounds feature art installations and exhibits by local artists and San Francisco-centric areas devoted to cannabis, activism and sustainability.
It was a three-day event that, [28] in conjunction with The Merry Pranksters, brought together the nascent hippie movement. [29] The Trips Festival was held at the Longshoreman's Hall in San Francisco in January 1966. [30] Counterculture sound engineer Ken Babbs is mostly credited for the sound systems he created for the Trips Festival. Prior ...