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Topic: Haight Street


In the News (Thu 31 Dec 09)

  
  Haight Street   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Of course the Lower Haight is where the true prophets of the modern alternative culture live and breathe the sooty air of poverty, tobacco smoke and coffee fumes.
Nowadays, the Haight is still straining at the seams with young and old seekers of that certain blissful release from mundane reality.
Haight Street still, after all these years, is the district that likes its coffee...
members.aol.com /gcoult/haight.html   (522 words)

  
 Haight Street San Francisco
The Haight is popular for teenage runaways and "squat" apartments of 5-10 teens or gen-x true slackers living in a small apartment.
But the Haight is not for the faint of art, as you are sure to be aggressively encouraged to contribute to the charity of others throughout your "trip".
The Haight is surrounded by greenery (Buena Vista Park, Panhandle, GGP), has loads of good, cheap restaurants and coffee shops, is right next to "upscale" Cole Valley (have you been to Eos yet???), and you can still get high quality smoke at all hours of the night and day (though prices remain high...
www.sftravel.com /haight.html   (855 words)

  
 SFBG News: November 4, 1998: Showdown on Haight Street   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
A group of mostly elderly and homeless people sitting on the sidewalk a few feet away greet passersby and mingle with neighbors, who have come out of their apartments for a bite to eat, a smoke, or conversation.
Down the street, two teenage boys lean against a storefront, momentarily glaring into a squad car as it slows to a stop, but mostly just people watching.
She shares the sentiment of a lot of the neighborhood's old-timers, those who remember Fillmore and the lower Haight from before the city began decimating and boarding up buildings in the name of redevelopment.
www.sfbg.com /News/33/05/Features/haight.html   (932 words)

  
 Haight Ashbury Panoramas
This is a 360º Panorama of the Stanyan Street Stage at the Haight Street Fair, 2002.
This is a 360º Panorama of the Masonic Street Stage at the Haight Street Fair, 2002.
This is a 360º Panorama of Haight and Belvedere Streets at the Haight Street Fair, 2002.
www.kbgames.com /haight_panos.html   (239 words)

  
 Booksmith - About our store
We are located 1 1/2 blocks from the corner of Haight and Ashbury and 2 1/2 blocks from the Stanyan Street entrance to Golden Gate Park.
Continue on Haight Street about three blocks and we are on the left side of the street (the North Side).
Metered parking can be found on Haight Street itself, while unmetered parking can be found along sidestreets and along the Panhandle.There is a public lot located within walking distance on nearby Stanyan Street.
www.booksmith.com /about.html   (1704 words)

  
 Haight Street, San Francisco at PopularSpot.com -- A virtual way to tour!
This spot was made immortally famous in the 1960s as the gathering place for hippies and flower children.
Most of the counter-culture feeling remains along Haight street but who else finds it amusing that the Haight-Ashbury corner now includes a Ben and Jerry's on one side and a Gap store on another.
Back down on Haight you might spend some time looking for some appropriate funky duds so you might fit in with the city's newest "Deadheads".
www.popularspot.com /ps/haightstreet/haightstreet.html   (410 words)

  
 VNN USA - The Haight Street Festival Hari Nam
On Sunday June 10, 2001, devotees from Berkeley's New Jagannath Puri temple, and the Hare Krishna Youth gathered at the annual Haight Street Festival in San Francisco.
Haight Street has been a cultural landmark since the 1960's when the hippy movement saw it as their congregational place of pilgrimage.
So, when one goes to Haight Street, he or she expects to see everything and anything beyond the wildest imagination.
www.vnn.org /usa/US0106/US17-6801.html   (559 words)

  
 San Francisco Neighborhoods: Haight
The Haight has a nice just-rolled-out-of-bed vibe during the day -- perfect for lazing around in cafés and bookstores -- but you'll have to navigate through plenty of panhandlers and tourists.
Corner of Haight & Ashbury: Back in the mid-1960s, this was perhaps the most famous intersection in the world, a place where young people came to from all over the world in search of love and peace.
Positively Haight Street: The blast of incense you inhale upon entering the store gives its contents away: hemp bracelets, Grateful Dead photos and T-shirts, mushroom candles, hand-blown glass pipes, knit hats, dresses and skirts from India and other imports from Thailand, India and Nepal.
www.sfgate.com /traveler/guide/sf/neighborhoods/haight.shtml   (8590 words)

  
 spacekitten.org: haight street hardcore   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
We went back to Haight street because we really liked it, it's a lot like Mass.
street in Lawrence only a lot bigger and cooler and with more people trying to sell you drugs.
It was less crowded on the weekday and I got to do some serious shopping (for clothes and things, not drugs!), there was an awesome crazy stuff store and I got a baby pink wig, pink sparkly fake eyelashes, and sequined hot pants for my Halloween costume.
www.spacekitten.org /2004/10/haight-street-hardcore.html   (244 words)

  
 Haight Ashbury: Haight Street Fair   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The 28TH Annual Haight Street Fair was Sunday June 12th, 2005
Hotels and even Bed and Breakfast accomodations are there for you.
The kids Totally love it, and there is "Nothing" for the kids at the street fair.
www.haightashbury.org /haightstreetfair.html   (198 words)

  
 North Gate News Online :: Haight Street Teen
But the Haight's reputation as a haven for free spirits is still intact, as evidenced by the steady stream of young people who flock here from all over the country.
But for the most part the young people of the Haight get along well and are happy to share their food, cigarettes, and pot.
Munoz and Shihadeh try to strike a delicate balance between serving the Haight Street merchants and being compassionate toward the kids, many of whom they seem to genuinely like.
journalism.berkeley.edu /ngno/stories/001765.html   (2258 words)

  
 haightstreet.com | Haight Street today
Although it retains much of that flavor, Haight Street was discovered by big corporations long ago.
Ben & Jerry's is right across the street from The Gap and McDonald's is on the corner of Haight and Stanyan.
The street is exciting just to walk down not only for its vivid past but also for today's incredible diversity of people and shops.
www.unionstreet.com /haightstreet.com/today.htm   (144 words)

  
 Haight Street San Francisco March 2002: Maggie's school break getaway vacation with her Dad.
Haight Street San Francisco March 2002: Maggie's school break getaway vacation with her Dad.
From the moment the airport taxi turned uphill on Haight, Maggie's eyes lit up, though it was after midnight.
Another was a dirty street young-guy bragging to his buddies in back about a sexual thing at a public bath of some kind.
www.4peaks.com /ppsf.htm   (1433 words)

  
 Haight Ashbury Free Clinics, Inc.
The mission of the Haight Ashbury Free Clinics, Inc. [HAFCI] is to increase access to health care for all and improve the health and well-being of our clients.
More than 65,000 individuals and their loved ones depend on the Clinics every year to provide free, high-quality, demystified and comprehensive health care that is culturally sensitive, nonjudgmental and accessible to all in need.
During the social revolution of the 1960s, the Haight Street Free Clinic was established to help the thousands of young people on the street in the Haight Ashbury district whose lives were affected by drug and alcohol abuse, mental and physical problems.
www.hafci.org   (312 words)

  
 Epinions.com - Haight Street for Breakfast Pigs Like Me
My two favorite breakfast eateries as of late happen to be across the street from each other on Haight Street.
My friends tend to opt for The Pork Store Cafe so I see more of that place, but both are winners for brunch (or 'brench' as user ATOM suggests, equally using three letters from both breakfast and lunch) - especially big fat lazy brenches after a long night.
Just across the street from The Pork Store Cafe, All You Knead is another great spot for jumbo brunch yummies like crepes, pancakes, blintzes, and omlettes.
www.epinions.com /content_2432409732   (615 words)

  
 haightstreet.com | Haight Street Stories: background
Since Moss and Ant knew one another from Murio's, Moss decided to call the comic Haight Street Stories and to change the locale of "Sterling" and another story, "In Which Esther Gets a Tattoo," to fit the Haight.
With the deposits he collected, Moss was able to pay Ant for his work as well as the graphic artist who prepared the ads for the merchants.
All three stories in Haight Street Stories were written by H. Moss.
www.unionstreet.com /haightstreet.com/comic/01_bkgnd.htm   (819 words)

  
 The Haight-Ashbury
The emotional feel of The Haight is akin to Columbus Circle in New York City, where at least 13 water lines converge.
Haight Street connects with Divisidero, at the base of what is traditionally the beginning of 'The Haight,' the intersection near the Both/and (where you could just walk in and hear Monk,
High society in the Haight was based on cultural contribution as opposed to rhetoric [see Fisher on HIP] and the social playing field was 'equal opportunity' oriented.
www.thediviningnation.com /sf.htm   (3361 words)

  
 Haight Street Fair - 68" Panorama - Belvedere & Haight   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Haight Street Fair - 68" Panorama - Belvedere & Haight
Using an arraw of high quality digital images and special panoramic software, we've created these awesome pieces of art in full 360 degree panoramas.
This image was taken at the intersection of Haight and Belvedere streets at the height of the 2002 Haight Street Fair.
www.kbgames.com /belv_68.html   (97 words)

  
 Haight Street Shopping District - SFBayShop - Berkeley - Best San Francisco Shopping Districts - Shopping Info for ...
Haight Ashbury was the epicenter of the hippy culture and it could be said, still is. Locals in that time included the Grateful Dead at 710 Ashbury, Janis Joplin at 122 Lyon Street and Jefferson Airplane at 2400 Fulton.
Mixed in between those shops of the '60s up and down Haight, high-end vintage clothing stores and a number or exclusive boutiques and many hip restaurants have sprung up all with their own flavor and color.
Mom's Body Shop, located in San Francisco's Haight Ashbury, is a professional, sterile, and comfortable environment for body adornment.
www.haightshop.com   (236 words)

  
 The Resource Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Lower Haight is made up of three major business/shopping strips.
The strip of Haight Street between Fillmore and Steiner has many bars, restaurants, and is the real center of the Lower Haight.
, starting at Haight Street and running to the Safeway at Market and Church has the higher-priced restaurants, as well as a number of boutiques and a hair salon.
www.scowl.nu /lhrg/resource.htm   (80 words)

  
 Haight Street - Shopping - San Francisco, CA, 94117 - Citysearch
Stretching for six blocks, Upper Haight offers not only great shops but also a crash course in teen culture and modern sociology.
Some of the city's best vintage and thrift stores are on Haight, including Wasteland, Satellite and La Rosa.
Originally from San Diego...and I must say, Haight was an experience..
sanfrancisco.citysearch.com /profile/11363261/san_francisco_ca/haight_street.html?cslink=search_name_noncust&ulink=search__searchslot2_520__0_profile_247_1   (385 words)

  
 haight street   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
But the daylight hours can be so nicely dressed, like a Gap on the corner of Haight and Ashbury.
I think the Mission captures the spirit of what Haight used to be, unwashed and cheaper.
now the haight, day or night, is so many knife toting bud selling unshorn and unwashed "gutter punks" toting dogs and demanding change
www.links.net /vita/sf/haight   (153 words)

  
 Haight Ashbury Street Fair Poster Contest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
We will handle your artwork as carefully as possible; however, neither the Haight Ashbury Street Fair nor any of its members can be held responsible for loss or damage of any artwork.
The winner and ten (10) semi-finalists will be chosen from a panel of judges appointed by the Haight Ashbury Street Fair Committee.
The winner will receive a $500.00 cash prize from the Haight Ashbury Street Fair, a $100.00 gift certificate for art supplies from Mendel's Art Supply, and 20 poster reproductions.
www.mendels.com /contest.html   (287 words)

  
 Haight Street Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The strip of Haight Street between Webster and Pierce is the heart of the Lower Haight's bar scene.
Hahn's Hibachi is a Korean BBQ joint (one of a small chain of four scattered throughout the city) that we are extremely happy to have in the Lower Haight.
Owned by Jet, a Lower Haight Denizen who can usually be spotted at the Toronado on the weekends.
www.scowl.nu /lhrg/res-haight.htm   (1158 words)

  
 Ephemera: Haight Street TV Guy
My angle on the street performer that Jason caught on tape recently.
If you see this guy in Haight Street, put a dollar in his jar - you won't be disappointed.
All photos © copyright Derek Powazek and may not be reproduced without permission.
www.ephemera.org /archives/110.html   (44 words)

  
 Haight Street by William McCurtain
Then he came up with the idea of Yoda selling acid on Haight and I asked him to turn it into a couple of frames of story.
I don't think I told Will about when I bought acid on Haight Street, but it's a pretty typical San Francisco story.
Once my friend Steve and I got burned on an acid deal on Haight Street.
www.coolbeans.com /cb7/haight.htm   (173 words)

  
 HAI - Haight Street Studios Description and Photos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Haight is the geographical center of the City.
The famous Haight and Ashbury is a 5 block walk.
This wonderful 1924 Haight Street building has 12 studio units, all with the same basic floor plan.
snrausch.members.sonic.net /k/real/KWWRHAI.HTM   (526 words)

  
 San Francisco's Haight Street   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The friendly Haight Ashbury District, called "The Haight" by locals, is home to many shops and boutiques, families, college students, restaurants, cafes, and bars.
We're only one block from the world famous Golden Gate Park, four miles from Ocean Beach, three-and-a-half miles from the historic Ferry Building at the foot of Market Street, and a bit further than three miles from the Golden Gate Bridge.
The Haight inhabits the center of San Francisco, and we're easy to reach via several excellent MUNI lines, including the 6, 7, 33, 37, 43, 66, and 71 buses, and the N Judah train.
www.haightashburysf.com   (158 words)

  
 Haight Street Bars   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Haight Street area was once the home of many 1960's luminaries.
Haight Street is not a particularly safe area, and there is widespread panhandling here.
There are two main bar areas about one mile apart-- Upper Haight (near Golden Gate Park) and Lower Haight near Haight & Fillmore Street.
www.sftravel.com /bhaight.html   (131 words)

  
 MarketSquare.com - Positively Haight Street   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
You can't make a trip to the Haight District without stopping in here!
Located in the heart of this vibrant and colorful neighborhood, Positively Haight carries a huge selection of merchandise that will bring you back to the 60's and 70's (in case you don't remember them).
They sell t-shirts, posters, women's clothing, and many rare, hard to find items such as hemp accessories, feather chokers, handmade silk clothing, and much more.
www.marketsquare.com /PositivelyHaight   (109 words)

  
 Juma Ventures | Haight Street Shop   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Juma officially acquired the Haight Street Ben & Jerry's shop, located in the historic Haight-Ashbury district, in July 2001 and celebrated the occasion with a Grand Re-Opening party.
Juma staff, trustees, youth, our families, our funders and new neighbors all turned out for a day of music, face painting and general frivolity.
Juma youth and guest scoopers served 6,240 scoops of free ice cream in honor of the day.
www.jumaventures.org /content/whatWeDo/haight.asp   (81 words)

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