haight and ashbury streets were the two streets in san francisco that became the headquarters for the hippie movement.
what two streets in san francisco became the headquarters for the hippie movement?
haight and ashbury streets
the iconic center of the flower power movement was the haight-ashbury district in san francisco, california. by the mid-1960s, the area, marked by the intersection of haight and ashbury streets, had become a focal point for psychedelic rock music. musicians and bands like jefferson airplane, the grateful dead and janis joplin all lived a short distance from the famous intersection. during the 1967 summer of love, thousands of hippies gathered there, popularized by hit songs such as "san francisco (be sure to wear flowers in your hair)". a july 7, 1967, "time" magazine cover story on "the hippies: philosophy of a subculture" and an august cbs news television report on "the hippie temptation", as well as other major media interest, exposed the hippie subculture to national attention and popularized the flower power movement across the country and around the world. that same summer, the beatles' hit single "all you need is love" served as an anthem for the movement. on 25 june, the beatles performed the song on the "our world" international satellite broadcast, ensuring that the pacifist message reached an audience estimated at 400 million.
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the history of the city of san francisco, california, and its development as a center of maritime trade, were shaped by its location at the entrance to a large natural harbor. san francisco is the name of both the city and the county; the two share the same boundaries. only lightly settled by european-americans at first, after becoming the base for the gold rush of 1849, the city quickly became the largest and most important population, commercial, naval, and financial center in the american west. san francisco was devastated by a great earthquake and fire in 1906 but was quickly rebuilt. the san francisco federal reserve branch opened in 1914, and the city continued to develop as a major business city throughout the first half of the 20th century. starting in the later half of the 1960s, san francisco became the city most famous for the hippie movement. in recent decades, san francisco has become an important center of finance and technology. the high demand for housing, driven by its proximity to silicon valley, and the low supply of available housing has led to the city being one of america's most expensive places to live. san francisco is currently ranked 16th on the global financial centres index.
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