... Greenwich Village in New York City, and Old Town in Chicago. Hippies living in these communes shared the majority of things among each other. Communes featured gardens, restaurants, cheap alternative ways of living, and head shops. One prominent hippie of the time was Timothy Leary. He was on of the major promotes ... they shared majority of the same views and goals. These two events drew a huge amount of media not only locally but nationally bringing in more and more young people from across the nation to join in this movement for the summer. The media became fascinated with the idea o...

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