At the turn of the 20th century, the Haight-Ashbury first gained prominence as the gateway to Golden Gate Park; six decades later, it would anchor the worldwide cultural revolution that blossomed in the 1960s.
Starting as a dairy farm in San Francisco\'s Outlands, the area saw a building boom of Queen Anne country homes for well-heeled San Franciscans and served as a ref.
Though synonymous with peace, love, and living outside the mainstream, its history goes back long before the Summer of Love.
At the turn of the 20th century, the Haight-Ashbury first gained prominence as the gateway to Golden Gate Park; six decades later, it would anchor the worldwide cultural revolution that blossomed in the 1960s