Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia has childhood street named for him in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, AUG 1 – A one-block street in Haight-Ashbury was co-named to honor Jerry Garcia during the Grateful Dead's 60th anniversary, attracting an estimated 60,000 concert attendees daily.
- San Francisco honorarily renamed Harrington Street Jerry Garcia Street on what would have been the guitarist's 83rd birthday.
- The street naming took place during a citywide celebration marking the Grateful Dead's 60th anniversary and drew a few hundred attendees.
- Jerry Garcia grew up on Harrington Street in the Excelsior District, and Lurie noted he learned to play guitar there and called Garcia a true icon.
- Tens of thousands of fans gathered in San Francisco for concerts and activities, including Dead & Company shows, with Jared Yankee flying from Rhode Island and leading the crowd in singing "Happy Birthday."
- The renaming and celebrations recognize Garcia's legacy and the band's enduring popularity, suggesting the Grateful Dead’s cultural influence continues to grow.
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Grateful Dead Guitarist Jerry Garcia Has Childhood Street Named for Him in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A few hundred people gathered Friday to name a tiny San Francisco street after legendary Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia on what would have been his 83rd birthday and as part of a citywide celebration to mark the band's 60th anniversary.

Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia has childhood street named for him in San Francisco
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