Haight-Ashbury

geographical name

Haight-Ash·​bury ˈhāt-ˈash-ˌber-ē How to pronounce Haight-Ashbury (audio)
neighborhood in central San Francisco abutting Golden Gate Park

Note: Named for two intersecting streets, Haight-Ashbury became famous as a center of the hippie counterculture in the 1960s and 1970s.

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“Haight-Ashbury.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Haight-Ashbury. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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