They moved around quite a bit and spent time in several San Francisco locations. She was taken by the extremist group, the Symbionese Liberation Army. She was kidnapped from her Berkeley apartment in 1974. The Haight is also one of the locations where Patty Hearst was kept during her captivity. They all moved out after only a few months to a location in Southern California, where the family went on to commit heinous crimes. Many of his famous "family" members lived here with him. He spent his time enjoying the music of the Grateful Dead, dancing and doing drugs. It was also during the Summer of Love, when a lot of young people were enjoying themselves nearby. One of the most infamous residents of this district was Charles Manson. She also lived in other locations around San Francisco, but these are the two most popular stops. The pink house in the picture above was her residence. It's also documented that she lived at 635 Ashbury Street. Either way, she lived here for just under a year from June 1967 to April 1968. Although there is documentation that this is where she lived (it is on her driver's license), some insist that she actually lived at 112 Lyon Street which is just a few doors down. She lived at 122 Lyon Street, Apartment #3. She lived in two locations in this district in the 60s. Janis JoplinĪnother famous musician that lived in The Haight is Janis Joplin. The rest of the building is still private residences. Today, the first floor of the building is rather fittingly home to a smoke shop. It's now often referred to as the "Red House." The building was painted red because it's a color he loved. Jimi Hendrix was another resident of the Haight for a short time during the 1960s. They are located at 4550 Mission and 5099 Mission. While you can't visit either of these locations, you can stop by and see two plaques in the sidewalk dedicated to Garcia. His mother remarried and they all moved south to Menlo Park for the remainder of his childhood. He stayed with them for 5 years and then he returned to live with his mother. Jerry lived with his grandparents at 87 Harrington Street. She was working all day and night, so she sent her kids to live with their grandparents. His father was a bar owner and his mother took it over after he died. He lived at 121 Amazon Avenue up until his father's death in 1947, when he was just 5 years old. He was born on Augand spent most of his childhood in the Excelsior District. Garcia was also born and raised in San Francisco.
They were one of several bands that played just up the street in Golden Gate Park during the Summer of Love festivities in 1967. This was at the beginning of their careers, since they moved in shortly after the band formed in 1965. Jerry Garcia, as well as his band mates, lived here between 19. The Grateful Dead lived together in a house at 710 Ashbury Street. This is one of the most beloved locations in The Haight. A mural in The Haight with three of its most famous previous residents Jerry Garcia and The Grateful Dead House