Can you guess what is on the corner of Haight and Ashbury Streets?
I’ll tell you at the end of my review! Actually there is no sign for Ashbury Street. My guess is that with both Haight and Ashbury sings up, they would both be continually stolen. Without Ashbury, Haight is not as desirable a sign to have. I had an odd sense of dj vu. You have to understand that Haight-Ashbury symbolized the flower children and it was where “peace, love and happiness” and the symbols of these which have recently become so popular began. For about hour of walking and browsing in the many stores that run along the street, my husband felt uncomfortable. He couldn’t quite pinpoint the why of the feeling but said he felt “out of his element.” The side of the street on which we were walking faces Golden Gate Park and the stores are filled with hippie memorabilia as well as new merchandise for hippie wanna-bes. Perhaps if we had started on the other side he would have felt better. The stores on this side are upscale and although you won’t find Bloo
