The 1970s in San Francisco were flamboyant, alive, full of color and passion, marked by dark periods and electric highs. It was known worldwide for hippies and radicals. The city was heavily affected by drugs, prostitution and crime. Outcasts and the socially marginalized were attracted by a greater tolerance and acceptance of diverse cultures in the city. It grew as one of world’s biggest centres for the LGBT community and LGBT rights.
To grow up in San Francisco in this era was extraordinary, and anyone who spent their early years here in the 1970s has vivid memories swirling around in the mind.
These amazing photos were taken by Dave Glass that show street scenes of San Francisco during the 1970s.
DuPont Market, Grant and Pacific, Chinatown San Francisco, 1970
DuPont Market, Grant and Pacific, Chinatown San Francisco, 1970
Grant Street grocery, Chinatown-North Beach district, San Francisco, 1970
Man trying on shoes at the Salvation Army store on Howard and 6th Street, San Francisco, 1970
Watch repairman, Polk Street, Tenderloin, San Francisco, 1970
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