San Francisco is a beautiful city filled with a lively atmosphere and diverse array of cultures.  Home to numerous districts with roots in a particular ethnicity, such as Chinatown, the Italian community of North Beach, Japantown, the Russian community along Clement Street, and the Mission District, which is home to those of Spanish influence, San Francisco’s pop culture relies on the city’s restaurants, bars, and hotels located in the various “cultural divisions” of San Francisco.

However, one of San Francisco’s most memorable pop culture era’s is that of the past.  In the late 1960’s, San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury District became a haven for “hippies” and “flower children” who were fleeing from established society and preached the benefits of peace, love, and hallucinogens.  By the 1970’s though, Haight-Ashbury had become a dangerous and ugly district filled with drugs and vice.  Recently, with the raise in real estate prices all over San Francisco, a gentrification of the city has taken place, with Haight-Ashbury now containing primarily a middle-class population with specialty boutiques, used bookstores, coffeehouses, and upscale restaurants.

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