Ah, the Hippie Mecca, the birthplace of the hippie counterculture! "Back in the mid-1960s, this was perhaps the most famous intersection in the world, a place where young people came to from all over the world in search of love and peace.� In the 60's, the Grateful Dead lived about a block away from here. Still today, Haight Street is packed with tie-dye, hip stores, and unusual people.