Jun 14, 2012 who were the true movers behind the haightashbury happening that turned america on to a whole new age. Sand dunes stretched from the ocean to the foot of buena vista park and choked most life forms. We have compiled prices provided by users and online research. Haight ashbury free medical clinic san francisco, ca, 94117. Haight and ashbury, the iconic street corner that stands today as san franciscos hippie counterculture district derived from the 1960s. A series of natural and political events would transpire before haightashbury would become the epicenter of the free love mentality. The article highlights the philosophy, history, growth and current. A new chapter began this month for the haight ashbury free clinic. Because of his foresight, the haight ashbury free medical clinic was able to open at the corner of haight and clayton streets on june 7,1967, just as the summer of love got into full swing. In 1972, bill graham asked the haight ashbury free clinics to staff a medical care tent at his grateful dead and led zeppelin outdoor concerts. Healthright 360 is a family of integrated health programs that provides compassionate care and treatment to over 38,000 individuals a year through more than 70 distinct and culturally competent programs in california counties. A history of san franciscos haight ashbury free medical clinic and its pioneer role in treating drugabuse problems. The haight ashbury at the san francisco digital archive. The 1967 summer of love brought thousands of young people to san francisco.
A history book by charles perry gives you a flyonthewall experience of the turbulent epicenter of the counterculture revolution that began in the 60s. It was one of the only areas spared from the fires sparked by the 1906 earthquakes, which meant that the neighborhood retained its charming victorian architecture, if not its staunch sensibilities. Haightashbury san franciscocalifornia history youtube. Smith, md, is a medical doctor specializing in addiction medicine, the psychopharmacology of drugs, new research strategies in the management of drug abuse problems, and proper prescribing practices for physicians. Founder and president, haight ashbury free clinics, san francisco, california published works. History origin story outside in was founded in june 1968 by dr. David smith, recently left the haight ashbury free clinic to start his own practice specializing in addiction medicine.
The neighborhood is known as the birthplace of the hippie counterculture of the 1960s. David smith, md, the founder of the haight ashbury free clinic, stands outside the building in san francisco. Rock medicine nonjudgmental event medicine and ems since 1973. Haightashbury free clinic, as it was described in 1967. Haight ashburys free health clinic still a groovy refuge at 50. They created a free store and would supply free meals as well as a free medical clinic, the first of its kind. You may be required to join for free in order to access full contact information.
Who were the true movers behind the haight ashbury happening that turned america on to a whole new age. Written in 1956 by 8thgrade student janet mofatt, this essay was published in 1980 as part of the haight ashbury arts workshop s street museum installations project. A 1960s hippie clinic in san francisco inspired a medical philosophy. The clinic opened on june 7, 1967, and treated 250 patients that day. Starting with a brief history of the area, perry provides a detailed account of the people, places, and events that would shape a relatively obscure and dilapidated area.
Haightashbury san francisco 2020 all you need to know. It was a prelude to san franciscos summer of love, which made the haight ashbury district a symbol of american counterculture and introduced the word psychedelic to suburbia. Smith in haightashbury, san francisco, california on june 7, 1967, during the counterculture of the 1960s. That summer and movement would leave a lasting impact on san francisco as well as the nation and result in the creation of hafmc and later, rock medicine. Haightashbury district, san francisco, california, united. In order to get more information on this clinic, click on the icons below. Haight ashbury free clinic, tenderloin health services. This story is part of a nprs reporting partnership with kqed and kaiser health.
Because of his foresight, the haightashbury free medical clinic was able to open at the corner of haight and clayton streets on june 7,1967, just as the summer of love got into full swing. A 1960s hippie clinic in san francisco inspired a medical. Over 400 patients were seen in its first week of operation, launching decades of innovation for delivering primary healthcare services to those who can least afford them. An academic drug expert who happened to live on the edge of the haight. Shots health news a series of mergers with other nonprofit clinics has transformed the 50yearold san francisco clinic into a. He created the small, secondstory medical clinic at 558 clayton st. The clinic, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary on june 7, helped to transform how drug addiction is treated, and declared health care as a right for all. Haightashbury, district within the city of san francisco, california, u. Jan 22, 2017 haight ashbury s free health clinic still a groovy refuge at 50. Unlike many things from the 1967 summer of love, the haight ashbury free clinic survived. Haight ashbury free clinics agency healthright 360. To address the thousands of adolescents and young adults that were streaming into san francisco for the cultural revolution of the 1960s, haight ashbury free clinics hafc opened its doors in 1967 as the first free medical clinic in the country.
Since 1979, haight ashbury psychological services has provided therapy to clients in san francisco and beyond. Smith remembers the day he opened the haight ashbury free clinic during the summer of love in 1967. The only medical help for sick and badly stoned youngsters was a cool walkup place. The clinic opened on june 7, 1967, and remained open past midnight. Attention we cannot guarantee the clinic costs to be completely accurate. The haight ashbury free medical clinic opened in june 1967, during the fabled summer of love, at 558 clayton street at the corner of haight street, san francisco, where it continues to see patients. Today, the haight ashbury free clinics are part of an umbrella organization called healthright 360. Oct 15, 2012 by the fall of 1967, haight ashbury was nearly abandoned, trashed, and laden with drugs and homeless people, blogger jon newman wrote in his essay death of the hippie subculture.
Haight ashbury is a district of san francisco, california, named for the intersection of haight and ashbury streets. We provide services, regardless of ones ability to pay, inspired by our belief that healthcare is a right, not a. On that first day, the clinic had a full load of patients, requesting help for just about every kind of medical problem imaginable and then some. In order to obtain actual costs please contact haight ashbury free medical clinic directly. Haightashbury free clinic how is haightashbury free.
A few years later, he was a lecturer at uc berkeley when a group of students approached him for advice on opening a free clinic of their own. August 21, 2017 a photographic trip through the summer of love, 50 years later. It appeared over a million years ago when the ocean floor buckled to form our present coastal range. From humble beginnings to a psychedelic mindset that would sweep the nation and eventually change the world forever. From its counterculture roots, haight ashbury free clinic morphs. Haight ashburys free health clinic still groovy npr. A steep wooden staircase leads to a warren of small but airy rooms.
The haight ashbury s claim to fame in this day and age is that it was the most popular hang out of the hippies and the original flower people back in the 60s and 70s. This photo was taken by gene anthony, who chronicled much of the summer of love. Haight ashbury free clinics 1735 mission st san francisco. Haightashbury is a district of san francisco, california, named for the intersection of haight and ashbury streets. Mar 10, 2017 the only medical help for sick and badly stoned youngsters was a cool walkup place called the haight ashbury free clinic. Haight ashbury free clinic offers primary medical, dental, substance use disorder treatment, and mental health services guided by the principle that healthcare is a right, not a privilege. David smith opened haight ashbury free clinic in 1967, it was the first nonsectarian free medical clinic in the united states. A history of san franciscos haight ashbury free medical clinic and its. Haight ashbury free clinic going strong 50 years on.
By the end of the decade of the 1960s, haight ashbury free. Haight ashbury free clinic san francisco homeless resource. Haight ashbury free clinics provides free, high quality, demystified and comprehensive health care that is culturally sensitive, nonjudgmental and accessible to all in need. And over 25 other books on drug addiction and treatment. As a straightlaced zoology student at uc berkeley in the 1950s, david smith never imagined himself as a drug expert giving free medical care to. He has lived in the haightashbury since the early 1960s and his career has been strongly influenced by what happened during the summer of love. In 1967, what is now known as the summer of love, the enlightened, psychedelic period would peak. Written in 1956 by 8thgrade student janet mofatt, this essay was published in 1980 as part of the haight ashbury arts workshops street museum installations project. Haight ashbury free medical clinic listed as hafmc. Smith founded the haight ashbury free clinic in 1967 and gained recognition as the father of the modern free clinic movement. He is the founder of the haight ashbury free clinics of san francisco.
Haight ashbury free medical clinic is a homeless health center. The human bein was an event in san franciscos golden gate park polo fields on january 14, 1967. How a hippie clinic in the haightashbury started a medical. View of parnassus heights with uc medical center at right, kezar stadium at upper left home to san francisco 49ers starting in the late 1940s, as seen from above apx. Shots health news fifty years ago a community health clinic first opened its doors as a safe, sympathetic space for countercultural youth. But earlier this month, as part of a soft and experimental reopening phase, the haight ashbury free clinic opened for basic services on thursdays from 9 a. David smith, at the time an intern at sf general hospital, opened the free clinic in the haight in june of 1967 with some donated supplies and. Mar, 2020 politics, history, race, crime factor into tough decisions on masks. Haight ashbury san francisco is one of the, historically richest neighborhoods in the bay area.
Haight ashbury neighborhood in san francisco was the birthplace of the 1960s counter cultural movement. The 1903 residential building atop storefronts has been willed to san francisco heritage, which has partnered with the national trust for historic preservation to turn. It was not one word of advertising, and it was like 300 people showed up, said. Started in the spring of 1967, the clinic was the first of more than 600 free clinics that appeared nationwide over the next decade. While the youth were celebrating, some people were concerned about the health and drug problems coming to the city. More than 40 years later, rock med is still providing free, nonjudgmental care and setting the standard in event. As thousands of youth arrived in the city, many were in need of substance abuse treatment, mental health service, and medical attention. Haightashbury free clinic, as it was described in 1967 when kids from all over the country flocked to san francisco for the summer of love five decades ago, the haight was a street bazaar for.
Haight ashbury free medical clinic how is haight ashbury. Dec 30, 2017 haight ashbury free clinic going strong 50 years on. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Haight ashbury free clinics 1735 mission st san francisco ca 94103. A history of san franciscos haight ashbury free medical clinic, little brown and co. That was the start of a vision that was formalized in 1973 by dr. The doolanlarson building, located at 557 ashbury st. July 2006 hafci abbreviated institutional master plan page 4 members, opened the haight ashbury free medical clinic at 558 clayton street. The haight ashbury free medical clinic sciencedirect. The history of rock medicine is interwoven with the history of the summer of love and the formation of the haight ashbury free clinic the first of what would become a nationwide free clinic movement. Haight ashbury free clinic going strong 50 years on npr. Haight ashbury free clinic, newly reopened, seeks volunteers. That summer and movement would leave a lasting impact on san francisco as well as the nation and result in the creation of hafmc and later, rock.
Haight ashbury free medical clinic is a community health center. In celebration of the 45th anniversary of haight ashbury free medical clinic. Haight ashbury free clinics monitor multiple locations. The clinic, now part of a larger network, still operates out of a secondfloor office overlooking haight street in san francisco. By the mid1960s the district was becoming a centre of the. The district became famous as a bohemian enclave in the 1950s and 60s and was the centre of a large african american population. With the haight in ruins and most of its residents gone, it was simply unable to operate as a hub for music, poetry and art. Charles spray, arnold goldberg, and mary lu zurcher as one of the first free community health clinics in the u. The article highlights the philosophy, history, growth and current dimensions of the haight ashbury free medical clinic. David smith founded the haightashbury free medical clinic to help solve these problems. Healthright 360 no longer offers medical services out of the 558 clayton st. The history of the haight ashbury begins a long time ago.
By the end of the decade of the 1960s, haight ashbury free clinics, inc. There are many eateries, souvenir shops, and memorabilia of different kinds on sale. Rock medicine nonjudgmental event medicine and ems. Smith, md is the founder of the haight ashbury free medical clinic, and a pioneer in the field of addiction medicine. San francisco since it opened 50 years ago, the haight ashbury free medical clinic has been a refuge for. In 1967 a symbiotic relationship between the haight ashbury free medical clinic and what is now known broadly as 409 house developed.
Inside the haight ashbury free medical clinic in its earliest days. Haightashbury free clinic, as it was described in 1967 news. By the fall of 1967, haightashbury was nearly abandoned, trashed, and laden with drugs and homeless people, blogger jon newman wrote in his essay death of the hippie subculture. Costs are displayed for informational purposes for our users. David smith, founder of the haight ashbury free medical clinic in 1967, starting a new revolution in drug treatment and health care.