San Francisco / First city
San Francisco is our first city
Our first walks: Haight-Ashbury in the Summer of Love, the cable cars and the Painted Ladies. More places are coming.
Haight Ashbury / 1967
Haight-Ashbury, 1967
In 1967, around a hundred thousand young people came to Haight-Ashbury. Our walk visits three places from that summer where the neighbourhood gave things away:
- 1The Free Frame1762 Page St
A garage where the Diggers ran a free store: take what you need, leave what you can.
- 2Health care as a rightFree Clinic
The free clinic that opened that summer with a simple idea: health care is a right, not a privilege.
- 3Bread in coffee cansAll Saints’ Church
Bread baked in coffee cans, handed out to whoever was hungry.
Nob Hill / Since 1873
The cable cars
San Francisco runs the world's last manually operated cable car system: each car grips a cable that moves under the street. Ride one, or listen to its story from the sidewalk.
Good to know: hold on, stay inside the car's edge when it passes another, and let the gripman do the work.
Alamo Square / 1890s
The Painted Ladies
A row of Victorian houses on Steiner Street, facing Alamo Square, with the skyline behind them.
Be a good neighbour
These are people's homes. Enjoy them from the sidewalk or the park, keep the steps clear and the volume down.
Wear good shoes
San Francisco is steep. Walks show distance and stops before you start, so you can pick one that suits your legs.
Bring a layer
Fog rolls in fast, even in summer. A sunny start can turn into a cool afternoon.
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