Smoking A Cigarette At The Park
Below, you can see a young hippie from California lying down at the Human-Be-In gathering, which was held in the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco back in July 1967. The core beliefs of the hippie subculture surround nature, art, community living, music, and open-mindedness.
Smoking A Cigarette At The Park
The lifestyle was also linked to recreational drug use, which tarnished the reputation of the people who were part of it. However, it is important to remember that hippies were also linked to Woodstock, anti-war protests, and cultural developments back in the ‘60s. San Francisco, in particular, was a big hub for the movement. Their influence can still be seen in this day and age.
Summer Weather Shopping
The young ladies below are Sue Bennett and Joy Calig, who were then 16 and 17 respectively. The two of them lived in San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles. It is a suburb near the coast, so Malibu was only a short drive away from their homes, although it depends on the traffic. Surely, it was better in 1965.
Summer Weather Shopping
It is basically summer weather in Southern California the entire year, so it is almost always possible to drive down to Malibu. Apparently, it was hip to drop by the supermarket in a bikini back in the day.