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Hippies
Submitted by Bitsy on Sat, 07/21/2012 - 12:03am.
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This original photo was taken by my husband's Uncle Gene. We are not sure what city it was taken in, and we'd love to know, so comments are welcome! We are guessing in the 1960's or 1970's. It's my understanding that Gene was (and still is) quite a wanderer. He went to Woodstock, the Freedom March in Washington, and left home three times. The last time that he left in the mid 1980's he never returned. He's still alive, but no one in the family is quite sure of his whereabouts. Interesting! View full size.
Boulder indeed
Submitted by ColoZ on Sat, 02/23/2013 - 12:04pm.
It's College Avenue just west of Broadway in Boulder. The Google Street View is obsolete: the "University Hill Travel Center" building still appears (as an ice cream shop), but it was demolished about two years ago.
Update 2/23/13: Google Street view has been updated.
Boulder today
Submitted by Vintagetvs on Sun, 07/22/2012 - 1:10am.
Hippies Location
Submitted by hoover on Sat, 07/21/2012 - 11:56pm.
The photo was taken outside what is now Illegal Petes eatery, on College Avenue.
I believe it's Boulder CO
Submitted by KP on Sat, 07/21/2012 - 12:39am.
The building on the left reads "university hill travel center" and on the newspaper bin I could make out "Daily" and something beginning with "C" ... A bit of googling says that University Hill is a part of Boulder and the newspaper there is the Daily Camera. So that's my guess!
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