Hitch-hikers in love!
Going my way?
Any port in the storm!
This is no-where's-ville, man!
These were hitch-hiking scenes I actually saw.
This was the letter I sent along with the cartoon ideas to the editor of EYE magazine.
San Francisco, Haight Ashbury 1969 street photos
This is one of my favorite "street photos" from the old "Summer of Love" Haight Ashbury days. Shot on the corner of Cole and Haight Street. Note: the child sees me but nobody else notices I'm sneaking this shot. It looks like the dog is getting better treatment than the child. I was sitting in a parked car using a 135mm lens. Good thing nobody saw me....they might have thought I was a "nark"! I was living on Cole Street at the time with my first wife, and just getting into still photography. Note: if you click on this photo you will see amazing detail! There's a Timothy Leary flyer taped to the wall of the then Haight-Straight theater. Hey folks this is real history here!
More Street Shots...from late 1960's
2 comments:
Ken, What was it like living in the Haight in the 70's? Susie K
The Haight was not all "love & peace". Tear gas was floating around many nights. The sidewalks were dirty. the Golden Gate Park panhandle was a mess. Lots of lost soles. When I left there....every store window was boarded up from street riots. It's all nice now, 38 year later. There's a great documentary film:"Finding Sean" that covers this time and place.
Post a Comment