SF Throwbacks
In normal times, crowds of stoners would be descending and sprawling out in Golden Gate Park today to celebrate 4/20 and all things weed. That’s not happening for obvious reasons this year (get high at home instead please!) but that doesn’t mean we’re not nostalgic for past celebrations, so we decided to dig into the archives.
Hippie Hill, a sloping hill at the eastern end of Golden Gate Park overlooking Robin Williams Meadow, got its name when it became a main hangout during the Summer of Love in 1967 and the ensuing years, given how close it is to Haight Street. Here, the counterculture thrived as flower children got high on LSD and marijuana, danced (often nude) to drum circles, and generally, staked it out as their own.
So, get some weed and food delivered, and let’s live vicariously through these photos of hippies on Hippie Hill in years past.
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