Poor shopping, bad food, and insane homeless people that actually kill people randomly in the middle of the day. This street became the hippie mecca after Regan teargassed the students here back when he was Governor of California. This is only a reasonable place to go if you don't know where Santa Cruz is, or if you want to hang out with other 'homeless' street punks and beg for change for a bit before you head back to blackhawk and your parents' $2 million ranch house.
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At Least Do This: Avoid the homeless people, they won't remember if you give them some money, and may just kill you if you don't. Avoid the tie-dye clothing unless you're from another country and it might actually be cool there. Avoid the food, clothing, bongs, tattoos and jewlery, the quality is shoddy. Look for original tshirt and print art. Local booksellers Moe's and Cody's far outshine Barnes and Noble.
Alternative: If you're looking to buy into an authentic hippie experience just like the hippies did, try visiting Haight street in San Francisco, your favorite drug dealer in Santa Cruz, or anywhere in Thailand.
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on Dec 28, 2002
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