Haight-Ashbury and Amoeba Music

The center of the hippie movement in the 1960s was Haight-Ashbury. Thousands of hippies came in this district – in the west of San Francisco. It is named after the great crossroads of Haight Street and Ashbury Street – Isabel and I went there today.

Starting from the corner of Haight-Ashbury Street - in the district are still many extraordinary (alternate) stores, coffee shops, record stores, many colorful hippie houses. The hippie culture is still alive in this part of San Francisco and you can’t find any chain stores or multi-national companies. We also visited Amoeba Music in the Haight Street 1855. It’s a giant store with new and used records.
According to their own statement, it’s the largest CD shop in the U.S., housed in a former bowling hall: You will find new and used CDs, DVDs, laser discs and vinyl records in unbelievable masses.

The Amoeba Music Store

Furthermore we visited some famous houses: The Ashbury Street 710 (former home of Grateful Dead) and Lyon Street 112 (former home of Janis Joplin).

The former home of Grateful Dead

The former home of Janis Joplin