The 1960s: Revolution in the Air
From Haight-Ashbury to Yasgur farm, the decade America turned up the volume — flower children, draft protests, burning rivers, and the music that soundtracked it all.
15 narrated stories — read them here, or hear them all in the app.
Haight-Ashbury
When Haight-Ashbury Became a Symbol
A neighborhood crossroads became the public face of a cultural revolution.
Polo Fields, Golden Gate Park
The Day the Park Became a Broadcast
A gathering in Golden Gate Park announced a new cultural center.
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
The Field That Said Yes
How Bethel became the true home of Woodstock.
Manhattan
How Greenwich Village Made Room for Bob Dylan
A young songwriter finds his voice in Manhattan’s folk revival.
Manhattan
Inside Warhol’s Silver Factory
A studio where making art and making fame became the same act.
Manhattan
How Allen Ginsberg Became Downtown Manhattan’s Voice
From Columbia circles to Village readings, Ginsberg made poetry public downtown.
Marcus Garvey Park
Six Sundays in Harlem
A summer concert series that became a lasting Harlem legend.
May 4 Site
Thirteen Seconds at Kent State
A campus protest became a national wound.
Chicago
When a Chicago Courtroom Tried Dissent
A courtroom drama after convention protests tested protest, power, and the limits of order.
Sunset Strip
Where the Sunset Strip Learned to Roar
How a permissive boulevard became rock’s unruly proving ground.
Los Angeles
Joni Mitchell and the Sound of Laurel Canyon
How Joni Mitchell’s canyon years helped define a musical crossroads.
Cuyahoga River
When a River Fire Changed the Country
A brief blaze became a lasting environmental symbol.
Pittsburgh
From River Hill to Silent Spring
How a Springdale writer-scientist changed the nation’s environmental conscience.
Bread and Puppet Theater
Where Giant Puppets Remade a Vermont Summer
How Bread and Puppet turned Glover into a stage for monumental antiwar pageants.
Austin
Where Austin’s Psychedelic Heart Started to Echo
How the 13th Floor Elevators helped define Austin’s psychedelic sound.
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