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Commission adopts Counterculture (1965–1975) Historic Context Statement to guide citywide survey
Summary
The commission adopted a citywide Counterculture Historic Context Statement focusing on the hippie counterculture and nine thematic contexts (diggers, communes, clinics, Huckleberry House, etc.). Staff and public historians emphasized the document’s role as a living tool for identifying resources and informing potential districts.
The Historic Preservation Commission unanimously adopted a citywide Counterculture Historic Context Statement that documents the social, cultural and material traces of San Francisco’s 1965–1975 counterculture era.
Planning staff presented the statement and public historian Donna Graves summarized the study’s scope, explaining it focused on the 'hippie…
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