32 Impressive Photos That Capture Street People of San Francisco in the 1970s

These fantastic black and white photos were taken by Mr Flikker that show an impressive look into everyday life of street people in San Francisco from the 1970s.

 
Men on street in San Francisco, 1973
Men walking on street in San Francisco, 1973

 

A young couple in San Francisco, 1973

 

Man on bus, San Francisco, 1974

 

Man on bus, San Francisco, 1974

 

Man on bus, San Francisco, 1974

 

People reading, San Francisco, 1974

 

Polk Street tender trapper, San Francisco, 1974

 

Polk Street, San Francisco, 1974

 

Students Bookstore, San Francisco, 1974

 

An old man with newspapers "The Rich Get Richer", The Tenderloin, San Francisco, 1975

 

Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, 1975

 

Musicians at the Farm, San Francisco, 1975

 

Old woman in wheelchair with cigarette, Polk Street, San Francisco, 1975

 

Panhandle, platforms, and frisbee, San Francisco, 1975

 

Polk Street in San Francisco, 1975

 

Polk Street in San Francisco, 1975

 

Van driver, San Francisco, 1975

 

Girls take a break from a Tumbleweed rehearsal at The Farm, 1499 Potrero, San Francisco, 1976

 

Young couple viewed through the window of a Rambler station wagon, at the Farm, San Francisco, 1976

 

Castro clones cruising on a Sunday afternoon, San Francisco, September 1977

 

Castro clones cruising on a Sunday afternoon, San Francisco, September 1977

 

Castro clones cruising on a Sunday afternoon, San Francisco, September 1977

 

Cruising on a Sunday afternoon, The Castro, San Francisco, September 1977

 

Lesbians in the Castro, San Francisco, September 1977

 

Man crossing at 18th, The Castro, San Francisco, September 1977

 

Passing through the Castro, San Francisco, September 1977

 

Sunday afternoon on Castro Street, San Francisco, September 1977

 

Through the glass lightly, The Castro, San Francisco, 1977

 

Man leaping in front of Toad Hall, Castro Street, San Francisco, 1978

 

 Man with Finnella's Finnish Baths towel, sneaking into forbidden zone, San Francisco, 1978

 

 
Don't get funny, 18th Street between Sanchez and Noe, San Francisco, 1979