San Francisco Then and Now (Used Paperback) - Dennis Evanosky

San Francisco has seen the dawn of many countercultural movements. In the 1950s and 1960s, it was home to Beat poets and writers such as Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac, as well as Lawrence Ferlinghetti, founder of the landmark City Lights Bookstore. San Francisco has also seen the birth of social trends that influenced the nation: antiwar protests, the sexual revolution, and the fight for women’s rights. Beat, counterculture, and gay and lesbian movements have thrived in such storied neighborhoods as North Beach, Haight-Ashbury, and the Castro.

"Fog City," "Golden City," "Baghdad by the Bay," "Frisco" - however one affectionately refers to it, San Francisco has evolved into a world-class metropolis that, then as now, remains a captivating place with international appeal.

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