Haight Street- Anberlin- San Francisco, CA
N 37° 46.378 W 122° 25.425
10S E 550748 N 4180782
This street was home to numerous musicians during the 1960s-1970s and became known as a hippie hangout.
Waymark Code: WMJPXP
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 12/15/2013
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The song Haight Street, by Anberlin, mentions this street in its lyrics.
History of Haight Street:
Haight and nearby Ashbury streets were considered the center of the hippie culture during the 1960-1970s, and boasted several popular bands who lived a short distance from the Haight/Ashbury intersection:
The Grateful Dead at 710 Ashbury, (An album was called Haight Street)
Janis Joplin at 122 Lyon Street and
Jefferson Airplane at 2400 Fulton.
Musician: Anberlin
Name of Song: Haight Street
Relevant Verse:
Let's, you and me, make our way just beyond Haight Street.
Lets leave this life behind, forgetting all they say.
The time we had is time well borrowed.
Stay out all night, forget tomorrow.
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