Post #401643 by Tiki Shaker on Sat, Aug 16, 2008 10:44 AM

Anybody close to Berkeley? I found this

"The Beach
This exceptional documentary portrays the history of San Francisco's North Beach in the 1950s, focusing on the artists, writers, and "Beat" hipsters who made "The Beach" legendary. The artists who came to The Beach rejected conformity, complacency, and mainstream morality. "The Place", Vesuvio's, and a galaxy of bars, coffee houses, and studios were their hangouts. They loved poetry, jazz, and jug wine, and they presaged a profound change in American cultural attitudes. 57 min. Video/C 4665"

At this site.

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/BeatGen.html

The movie might have photos of the outside of "The Place"

And check out the mention of it in this article.

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,868906,00.html

[ Edited by: Tiki Shaker 2008-08-16 10:48 ]