Travel Reference
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The neighborhood's namesake and most famous intersection.
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★
Haight Street.
This block
epitomizes the Haight's free-spirited
past. Few chain stores or tacky T-shirt
shops blot this block. You'll find
shops like
Dreams of Katmandu
(1352 Haight St.;
y
415/255-4968)
,
where a turquoise facade gives way
to a lovely array of Tibetan prayer
rugs, tapestries, masks, and Buddha
statues. Funky rave shop
Ceiba
(1463 Haight St.;
y
415/437-9598)
,
which advertises “Fashion, Music,
Art,” is just a few steps away, and
across the street is
Recycled
Records
(1377 Haight St.;
y
415/
626-4075)
, which holds an impres-
sive collection of old LPs and 45s.
Particularly notable is
Pipe Dreams
(1376 Haight St.
y
415/431-3553),
aka “The Oldest Smoke Shop in San
Francisco.” Hundreds of water pipes
share shelf space with T-shirts,
lighters, and incense. Another
intriguing stop is
Bound Together
Bookstore
(1369 Haight St.
y
415/
431-8355),
a not-for-profit, volunteer-
run bookseller otherwise known as
an “Anarchist Collective.” Titles here
include works by Che Guevarra,
Henry David Thoreau, and Noam
Chomsky, as well as “The Anarchist
Yellow Pages.”
@
25 min. Haight St.
(between Central & Masonic aves.);
most stores open between 11am &
8pm.
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Intersection of Haight and
Ashbury streets.
The corner of
Haight and Ashbury streets is the
center of the neighborhood. You've
seen the ubiquitous photo of the
crisscrossed street signs—here is
your chance to take a shot of your
own.
@
5 min. Haight at Ashbury.
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Former residence of the
Grateful Dead.
The Grateful Dead
lived here from June 1966 until
October 1967, when the police
raided the house and arrested
everyone inside for marijuana pos-
session. Jerry Garcia was out shop-
ping at the time. Within a few
weeks, the band moved to Marin
County—but their memory still lives
on in the hearts and minds of many
Haight hippies and in T-shirts and
memorabilia found in local curio
shops. Today a private residence,
the attractive Victorian shows little
trace of its colorful past, with the
exception of occasional notes left
behind by mourning fans.
@
15 min.
710 Ashbury St.
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Anubis Warpus.
Piercings
and tattoos are loudly advertised
above this shop's glass windows,
but those procedures actually take
place at the back of the shop. Step
inside to admire the collection of
punk T-shirts, wacky shoes, and
