The famous FD14 "Zig-Zag Man" promotes a pair of concerts by Big Brother and The Holding Company and Quicksilver Messenger Service at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco, California, in 1966. a.whtlinks{color:white !important; text-decoration:underline;}Family Dog postcards have several different types of backs: Place Stamp Here (PSH), Blank backs and Bulk Rate Permit backs (as well as combinations of these types in the case of double sized cards). A classic San Francisco psychedelic concert poster from the summer of 1966, featuring the Jefferson Airplane without Grace Slick and the Great Society with Grace Slick. The above picture comes from a National Geographic dated August, 1956. Many cards were produced in more than one back style. By 1890, there were three streetcar lines to Ocean Beach: the Ferries and Cliff House Railroad, the Park & Ocean Railroad and the Sutro Railroad. A first printing complete and a second Within a year, it turned to fundraising concerts to keep the doors open. The hay bales, yes. The Family Dog was the other concert promoter in San Francisco, headed by Chet Helms. The Hells Angels also once held a party there, and Blue Cheer played A Tribute to J. Edgar Hoover" (not a genuine celebration of the former head of the F.B.I.). In the 20's, I think, prior to Topsy's Roost, the building had a sign reading "Sahara", and another reading "Baghdad". $1,500.00, FD-57The DoorsVictor Moscoso1967 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.8, Regular price $175.00, FD-147Quicksilver Messenger1968 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.4, Regular price Opened as the Haight Theater in 1910, it operated as the 'hoods main movie house until it closed in 1964, after two of its owners turned it into an experimental gay theater. Skhy, Creedence Clearwater Revival, May 31 - June 2, Avalon Ballroom, Kaleidoscope, Mother Earth, Country Weather, June 21 - 23, Avalon Ballroom, Jefferson Airplane; Great Society, July 22 & 23, Avalon Ballroom, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Miller Blues Band, Daily Flash, March 10 & 11, Avalon Ballroom, The Fugs, Ace of Cups, Allmen Joy, April 12 - 14, Avalon Ballroom, Jim Kweskin Jug Band, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Electric Train, October 7 & 8, Avalon Ballroom, "Skeleton and Roses," Grateful Dead, Oxford Circle, September 16 & 17, Avalon Ballroom, Moby Grape, Sparrow, Charlatans, January 13 & 14, Avalon Ballroom, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Oxford Circle, February 17 & 18, Avalon Ballroom, Charlatans, Sparrow, Canned Heat, April 7 & 8, Avalon Ballroom, Blues Project, Great Society, April 22 & 23, Avalon Ballroom, "Tribal Stomp." Special thanks to Ross Hannan for expertise and connections. The Avalon Ballroom is a music venue in the Polk Gulch neighborhood of San Francisco, California at 1268 Sutter Street, on the north side, one building east of the corner of Van Ness Avenue. Picture . The second building, the larger one, would later become The Family Dog. It shut down in 1969 and sat empty for over a decade before it was torn down. Independence July 4th Quicksilver Messenger Service Avalon BallroomSan Francisco: Family Dog Productions, 1967. Still, whenever a new music scene popped up in the city, as punk did in the '80s, its bands would hold shows at the California Hall. I saw her in the show but we didn't meet until 1980.lee@cjc.edu. $225.00, FD-94Flatt & Scruggs1967 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.4, FD-91The Youngbloods1967 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.6, FD-90Canned Heat1967 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.8, FD-80South Side Sound System Freedom Highway1967 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.6, FD-77Big Brother Janis Joplin1967 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.6, FD-52Big Brother Janis JoplinRick Griffin1967 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.8, Regular price . Locals didnt make the demolition easy, as dozens laid in front of the bulldozers and were arrested. A place for lovey-dovey hippie music was expected to make the neighborhoods problems worse, and the San Francisco Police Department denied the Straights application for performance permits. venue_field_country. This area included the stage, which was 40 to 50 feet (12 to 15m) wide. Iron Butterfly Indian Head Band Collectors: 7/4-7/68: Avalon Ballroom: . of the early posters. The Avalon Ballroom lost its lease in 1968. AVALON BALLROOM - 04/14/1967 SAN FRANCISCO, CA - U.S.A. Venue Address: 1268 Sutter St. - San Francisco, CA Promotion: Chet Helms/The Family Dog Presents Event: In Concert . $550.00, FD-65Big Brother Janis Joplin1967 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.4, Regular price The site was at the former Edgewater Ballroom, part of the Playland At The Beach complex. The Avalon Ballroom was a music venue in the Polk Gulch neighborhood of San Francisco, California, at 1244 Sutter Street (or 1268 Sutter, depending on the entrance). But loved going to the cliff house then and sneaking around the Sutro bath ruins at night. The ballroom was designed by local architect, Alfred Henry Jacobs, and constructed in 1911. was invented in 1928 by George Whitney, and sold only at Playland-at-the-Beach. When Quicksilver played it on 8/22/70, it had no real name - they put the show there on themselves. Two years later, in 1966, five hippie artists had the idea to buy the theater and turn it into a performing arts space. San Francisco, CA 94121. var ANS_customer_id="efdda751-42f9-4333-99a0-38aff150ca9e"; Dennis King / D. King Gallery All Rights Reserved. Following is a brief history of the Baths and data regarding the building and its contents: Striking as is the first view, familiarity only makes it more striking. It didnt matter -- they were managed by Chet Helms, who also ran the Avalon, the hall with the better sound. Roock Roots: Avalon Ballroom Posters 1966-1968 2009 Calendar and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.com. The space is known as the location of many concerts of the counterculture movement, from around 1966 to 1969.It also had a reopening 34 years later, from 2003 to 2005. Family Dog building was constructed (not at the same site as the photo). members of the extended Family Dog tribe not only resulted in the 1969 Ratha event at 660 Great Highway and the earlier Avalon Ballroom show, but . Santana Dates: Oct or Nov 1966 - March 20, 1968 - May 13, 1968 - May 17/18/19, 1968 - May 28, 1968 - June 28/29/30, 1968 - Aug 9/10/11, 1968 - March 12, 1969 - March 21/22/23, 1969 - March 26, 1969 Originally opened as The Puckett Academy of Dance in 1911, and then renamed the Trianon Ballroom with an opening on April 9, 1926. He had owned the finest private library in America. Great memories. 20. Avalon Ballroom San Francisco: Mari Tepper: Original Poster: N/A AOR 2.341: The Doors The Animals [19][20] The former Avalon Ballroom was later used as the offices for fabric design company American Pacific Linens. $1,000.00, FD-141The Grateful Dead PosterAvalon BallroomNear Mint Minus, Regular price Chet Helms of the Family Dog at the Avalon Ballroom, 1968. By 1969, the corner of Telegraph and Russell where the Jabberwock once stood was a barren lot. Balin later said he opened the Matrix so he could start a band and have a place to play. $400.00, FD-9Beefheart LoveWes Wilson Signed1966 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 8.5, Regular price Gleason fell in love with the band that night, and not only did he dedicate an entire column in the San Francisco Chronicle to them, he would go onto be the groups biggest cheerleader. According to the band's Leigh Stephens, the Matrix recording convinced the group that they needed to pare down to a trio. The space operated from 1966 to 1969, at the height of the counterculture movement. Inspired by a pot dealer who ripped off some undercover police officers at a Berkeley pizza shop by selling them a large quantity of Jasmine tea for hundreds of dollars, it became of a staple on Dr. Dementos legendary comedy music show. Info. Picture Information. Chet Helms held his dance concerts at the Avalon Ballroom. Subsequent repairs forced the club to shut down for a little while, but the owners tried to keep it going for a few months more until closing it for good. He gave Moby Grape and the Steve Miller Band their first big breaks, and -- like the Fillmore -- every show was advertised with eye-catching, multi-colored psychedelic posters that now go for hundreds of dollars. Ask anybody who was alive back then and theyll tell you the Avalon wasnt appropriating the hippie culture -- it was the real deal. 2 tracks of their "Live/Dead" album were also recorded there in early 1969, The Eleven and Turn On Your Love Light. Cliff House, Photo courtesy of National Geographic, August 1956, Cliff House tram (If I stand in this spot I can envision this today), Stairway leading to the ice rink at Sutro Baths. The Family Dog on the Great Highway. (Photo courtesy of Dennis O'Rourke). But the Fillmore wasnt the only stage during the Summer of Love. The Avalon Ballroom was a music venue in the Polk Gulch neighborhood of San Francisco, California, at 1244 Sutter Street (or 1268 Sutter, depending on the entrance).The space operated from 1966 to 1969, at the height of the counterculture movement.It also had a reopening 34 years later, from 2003 to 2005. $150.00, FD-138Steve Miller Muddy Waters1968 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.6, FD-135The Youngbloods1968 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.6, FD-134Spirit Sir Doug1968 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.6, FD-133Bill Haley Flamin' Groovies1968 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.4, FD-118Quicksilver Flamin Groovies1968 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.6, FD-114The Fugs1968 Poster- Avalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.6, FD-110Blood, Sweat, and Tears1968 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.8, FD-103Country Joe1968 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.8, FD-100Youngbloods Ace Of Cups1968 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.6, Regular price Created when Chet Helms' productions relocated from the Avalon Ballroom. Chet Helms used this large rental hall for a few shows, as did many activists raising funds for various causes -- the end of marijuana prohibition, for instance, or sexual liberation. Family Dog (1965-1979) Title "Peacock Ball," Quicksilver Messenger Service, Miller Blues Band, Daily Flash, March 10 & 11, Avalon Ballroom Date 1967 Object Type Prints Medium Color offset lithograph poster Dimensions Sheet: 508 x 355 mm (20 x 14 in.) As San Francisco was becoming a breeding ground for psychedelic rock, Berkeley was still enjoying its reputation as part of the folk circuit. Another notable song from the Jabberwocks scene was Friendly Neighborhood Narco Agent by Berkeley Barb writer Jef Jaison. Photo taken in 1865. . That band turned out to be the Jefferson Airplane, and they were the first group to play the club. If you have a lingering curiosity about Beatniks and Hippies, entrepreneurship in global enterprise, San Francisco then and now, half-pint steam trains, CAD, or the secrets of modern retirement, go ahead bookmark this site and, by all means, encourage this effort. First, Friends and Relations, not Relationships. The bands that developed in the Jabberwock seemed to embrace a dark sense of humor with their Americana. The mere emptying of the tanks entails no difficulty, but the emptying of them in such a manner as to prevent the once used water from again entering the tanks requires ingenuity. First printing posters are indicated by a "-1" after the number, second printings by a "-2", etc All of these are original Family Dog posters produced during that time period. Its why many call Helms the father of the Summer of Love.. When that failed, officers stood outside the hall and took pictures of attendees in an attempt to intimidate them. 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