Like all of us, they were short lived. The authorities (likely the National Park Service) burned them all down in the 70's. But while they lasted it was pure hippy-dippy 60's Bay Area.
The story is that the creek eventually flooded and swept this one out to sea.
Imagine sleeping to the sound of the waves and the barking of seals
OMG! Those clothes!
In my younger days I hitchhiked around America, and slept on the shores of California when it was still beautiful. Like these makeshift houses, there were also houseboats on the Sausalito Bay, and I was a guest on one with a friendly. They too were eventually run off by rich people and city ordinances. But those were the days.
ReplyDeleteI saw California about 25 years later and it was already a shithole, so I can only imagine what it's like today. Street maps with feces in San Fancisco? Sadly, I've come to see Lex Luthor in the movie Superman (1978) as the good guy, who wanted to put the west coast into the ocean.
Very cool. Those 'Driftwood Tents' should have been preserved, but in this day and age probably would not have lasted (vandals). About the clothing - Many people like the hooded Mexican 'Beach Blanket' slip-over sweaters (myself included). Great for coolish weather.
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ReplyDeleteYes, Hippies. But look how creative vs. Gen. Z. Based on the photos, some might have been Stanford CEs that dropped out. Before coming back in to the tech boom.
ReplyDeleteIn the late 1970s to early 1990s I met a wide assortment of drifters living on beaches in Big Sur.
ReplyDeleteOne was French aeronautical engineer. He worked on designing the landing gear on the Concorde, among other projects. He spoke very knowledgeably so I believed him.
Some others I remember were an architect who had been successful in NYC, an Army linguist, ex-special forces who had worked for 'The Company' in SEA, and a guy who had been with Carroll Shelby since the start. Of that last one I knew he was legit when I dropped a name (a personal friend of mine) and this guy sparked right up and told a whole bunch about my friend. My friend had also worked many years with Shelby.
Surprising, only a few were running from the law. Most just wanted to be left alone and were disappointed about the ways of the world.
About NPS or other agencies. I know for fact that the state and feds came in to remove long time squatters off some ocean view property. This was supposedly a part of a new marine sanctuary being created.
Even though the squatters had permission of the land owner, they were chased out.
Their homes were so well built and ideally located that instead of demolishing them as planned, the state now uses them as a retreat for a very selective group of gov thugs. Behind locked gate and armed security.
When a hurricane hits the Caribbean and devastation and death result, you can blame a lot of the problem on homes being built like these California beach shacks.
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