[17][18] The neighboring building, known as the Regency I Movie Theater was formerly the Regency Ballroom. In 1966, when asked by the Mojo Navigator where would she would rather play -- the Fillmore or the Avalon -- Janis Joplin said the acoustics at the Avalon were better, and that the last time her band played the Fillmore, the audience members werent really into the music and would walk around trying to pick each other up, sailors and all that. Family Dog (San Francisco, California, 1965 - 1979) . The entrance doors were downstairs, and opened onto Sutter Street. Remember Playland, Cliff House with it's Sky Tram, playing congas at Sutro Baths and all along the beach. The first multiband rock show was held at the Ark in Sausalito in 1965 and proved so successful that the presenters incorporated their commune as the Family Dog . Everyone was dancing it was a family atmosphere. Avalon Ballroom: San Francisco, California, United States: Mar 12, 2004 Strung Out / NOFX: Avalon Ballroom: San Francisco, California, United States: Nov 18, 2003 Puddle of Mudd. I'll never forget the feeling of being with a big family. . [10], The Avalon Ballroom occupied the two top floors of the multi-story building at 1268 Sutter. The carousel was an elegant 68-horse merry-go-round with a $5,000 organ, a staggering amount at that time. $550.00, FD-65Big Brother Janis Joplin1967 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.4, Regular price Image: Tim Drescher. was invented in 1928 by George Whitney, and sold only at Playland-at-the-Beach. Classics, poems, plays in all languages of the learned, are in those closely packed cases, book-. In 2002, after learning from psychedelic poster artist Stanley Mouse that the building was available, neo-hippie Steve Shirley (aka Morning Spring Rain) of the Hog Farm commune restored and re-opened the Avalon Ballroom 34 years after it had been closed. Stay informed with one email every other weekright to your inbox. $400.00, FD-9Beefheart LoveWes Wilson Signed1966 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 8.5, Regular price Acid was given our in the cool aid before Mr Frog was projected on a wall. Sly & the Family Stone New Salvation Army Band. The recognized Family Dog poster series is 147 posters, comprised of all the Fillmore and Avalon posters, and 3 of the Denver dog posters that were numbered . Open Tuesday - Sunday 9:30 am - 5:15 pm. $14.99 + $22.00 shipping. And here's another's opinion: Chet Helms moved his Family Dog concerts from the Avalon Ballroom to the former slot car racing track in summer 1969, where he operated for only one year as "Family Dog at the Beach" and "Family Dog on the Great Highway." . It was not until 1913, that Arthur Looff leased land for the carousel and its house-the Looff Hippodromethat the carousel came to Playland. Helms had the phrase "May the baby Jesus shut your mouth and open your mind painted above the entrance, and went on to book a series of concerts that focused not just on music but an entire experience. It was managed by a group of hippies known as 'The Family Dog'. Fascinating history of that area of San Francisco, thanks for putting this together. Doc Watson played its final show, and the club was immortalized by Jaison in the Berkeley Barb. 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 . Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Sir Douglas Quintet, 13th Floor Elevators, The New Peanut Butter Sandwich. Though the theater held memorable shows, it always struggled for money. Four months later, on August 8, 1898 Adolph Sutro died after a long illness. 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. By 1884, a steam railroad was in place to bring people to the first amusement ride at the Citys ocean side -- a Gravity Railroad roller coaster, and to the Ocean Beach Pavilion for concerts and dancing. Soul was simply a melding of two Moby Grape tracks. Once the San Francisco Sound became mainstream, all kinds of new clubs popped up, providing gigs for groups who werent on that weeks bill at the Fillmore. But the Arks biggest contribution to Bay Area music was serving as the incubator for Moby Grape, the band that couldve ruled the world were it not for bad luck and a host of issues, drugs among them. 20. When that failed, officers stood outside the hall and took pictures of attendees in an attempt to intimidate them. March 12, 1971, the building became the "Friends and Relationships Hall", another short-lived concert venue. [19] Acts including George Clinton and P-Funk, Robert Hunter, Arlo Guthrie, and Spearhead performed at the reopened venue. Like early BG posters, the first Family Dog posters were printed on vellum and were subject to damage and wear. The refuse water in the main outlet, into which all the tanks ultimately empty, is piped hundreds of feet to the side of the headlands, thence passed into the tidal current away from the Baths. An L-shaped, second-floor balcony surrounded the first-floor along the south and western walls, and the dance area was in front of the elevated stage in the northeast corner where musicians performed. Anyone know anything about this rendition? Another notable song from the Jabberwocks scene was Friendly Neighborhood Narco Agent by Berkeley Barb writer Jef Jaison. The Avalon Ballroom, the Fillmore Auditorium, Fillmore West, and Winterland: these four venues ushered in the modern era of rock show presentation and grew out of the hippie counterculture of San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district. $50. There are also numbered posters for shows produced by the Family Dog in Denver and Portland, as well as unnumbered posters and handbills associated with shows produced by the Family Dog in San Francisco in 1969 and 1970. Among the rarest tomes and incunabula, may be mentioned duplicates of the early printer's art, from the famous Munich Library, four thousand in number; folios of the classics from the monastery of Boxheim and the Duke of Dahlberg, the Sunderland Library and the confiscated monasteries of Bavaria. Family Dog was the production company run by Chet Helms. Of all the locations that I have documented (The Matrix, Fillmore Auditorium, El Patio/Carousel Ballroom/Fillmore West, California Hall, Longshoremen's Hall, Winterland, etc.) $1,500.00, FD-57The DoorsVictor Moscoso1967 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.8, Regular price a.whtlinks{color:white !important; text-decoration:underline;}From 1966 to 1968 The Family Dog produced a series of rock posters used to advertise their weekly concerts at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. 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.) Family Dog Values: POSTER by Family Dog and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.com. 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. Should, however, the tides be so low as to necessitate pumping, preparations have been made for this, and the water can be forced in at a rate of 6,000 gallons per minute by means of a large turbine pump placed at sea level in a cave-like excavation hollowed out of the solid cliff and heretofore driven by means of a steam-engine which is now about to be replaced by a 35 horse-. Date 1966 Family Dog Productions. $220.00, FD-138Steve Miller PosterAvalon BallroomNear Mint, Regular price Chet was a direct competitor of Bill Graham. A Goodwill is now on Haight St. where the 1,400-seat Straight once stood. Its lack of soundproofing made it sound boomy, which you can hear in a live recording of Big Brother and the Holding Company. It wasnt long before the place started packing in all the local eccentrics, who would be treated to early performances from the Doors, Grateful Dead and the Steve Miller Blues Band in an intimate setting (the club sat about 100 people). The Mantra Rock show was a fundraiser for the San Francisco temple, and the Avalon hall was donated for that night by The Family Dog, who ran the venue. thank you, MJS -- Michael J. Sanders (mjs 49r fn@aol.com), January 19, 1998 Answers The Avalon ballroom was on the north side of Sutter Street, just a little to the east of VanNess Avenue. Its size impresses the visitors at once, yet it is not oppressive owing to the lightness and airiness of the structure. VENUE Avalon Ballroom (San Francisco, CA) SIZE 13 15/16" x 20" . U2 played there in 1981. The hall now houses fashion classes for the Academy of Art. Jerry definitely spent time there as a kid. FAMILY DOG FD-75 poster CANNED HEAT Avalon Ballroom MOBY GRAPE / VANILLA FUDGE. Many cards were produced in more than one back style. Feb 17 Much of the library was destroyed during the fire that followed the Great Earthquake of. Regular price $135.00 AUCTION . It was operated during the 1960s as a dance/concert hall by Chet Helms' "Family Dog Productions." I remember there was a room on the mezzanine off the main ballroom that had black lights and trippy fluorescent posters and paint all over the walls; OMG, I'm swooning with nostalgia! But noise complaints brought the Avalon's fun times to an end. There are also numbered posters for shows produced by the Family Dog in Denver and Portland, as well as unnumbered posters and handbills associated with shows produced by the Family Dog in San Francisco in 1969 and 1970. Search. $300.00, FD-55Big Brother Janis JoplinMoscoso1967 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.6, Regular price $60 $40 Jefferson Airplane Poster; Picture . Your current search criteria is: Artist is "Family Dog". The Family Dog - San Francisco, 1968 . Clear-Com Intercoms(1) The Family Dog(0) . 17 comments. Although the Family Dog Productions in 1966 was founded by others, Chet was their most notable promoter. According to reports, with over 400 juveniles in attendance during a discussion on why teens run away from home, members of the Jane Lapiner Dance Group came on stage and began doing their thing, naked. Tall, bearded, and with hair to his shoulders before it was a hippie standard, Helms was a messiah-like figure with a religious view of music that he was hell-bent on preaching. Within a year, it turned to fundraising concerts to keep the doors open. FDD-7Canned HeatStanley Mouse Signed1967 PosterFamily Dog DenverCGC Graded 9.8, Regular price FD115 Family Dog; Avalon Ballroom (San Francisco, CA) April 19-21, 1968 concert card psychedelic hippies 60s ad vertisement by GyanarthiBooks. After the Sparrow broke up, Kay moved to Los Angeles and started Steppenwolf, the riff-tastic rockers behind the rebel anthem Born to Be Wild., In 1968, during one of its 2-6am weekend shows, someone set fire to the Ark. . . Balins share was eventually bought out by two of the other partners, and after a few different bookers, the club closed in 1972. They were joined by Chet Helms who, initially with Bill Graham, put on shows at the Fillmore Auditorium.This was a short lived arrangement and Helms moved his shows to the Avalon Ballroom.Zappa recalled the Old Western dress popular there. Helms relocated Family Dog Productions to a space on the Great Highway, and other promoters who tried to book the hall afterward could never recreate the same vibe. The above picture comes from a National Geographic dated August, 1956. Family moved there the 50's. Chet Helms of the Family Dog at the Avalon Ballroom, 1968. 2 Family Dog 1967 Handbills John Myers Avalon Ballroom Near Mint Minus. The buckets of laced KoolAid, not so much. Moby Grape Big Brother and the Holding Company Country Joe 1967 Mar 15 San Francisco Avalon Ballroom Postcard B Kiln ad vertisement by oicvintage. After putting on a few shows with a little help from Bill Graham, Helms broke out on his own and, while working with a local commune called the Family Dog, secured permits to rent the Avalon Ballroom, a former dance hall on Sutter. 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.). 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. Avalon Ballroom San Francisco: Mari Tepper: Original Poster: N/A AOR 2.341: The Doors The Animals Kezar Stadium and Candlestick Park. As stated, the Baths are filled by the ocean itself. As San Francisco was becoming a breeding ground for psychedelic rock, Berkeley was still enjoying its reputation as part of the folk circuit. Submitted by radha.name on Thu, 09/11/2017 - 09:52 . After number 41, the handbills were replaced with postcards. $7,500.00, FD-74Charles Lloyd QuartetRobert Fried1967 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.6, FD-690707Wild WestJefferson Airplane Joan Baez1969 PosterFillmore WestCGC Graded 9.4, Regular price This site was formerly the Edgewater Ballroom (part of the Playland at the Beach complex) and originally known as the Ocean Beach Pavilion and Casino when it opened in 1884. The long shed adjacent to Seal Rock House was a wind-sheltered stable for the horses of hotel guests. [citation needed] In 1969, it reopened as the Regency II Movie Theater, operated by Blumenfeld Enterprises until 2000. The bands that developed in the Jabberwock seemed to embrace a dark sense of humor with their Americana. Historic photo reprinted without permission, SF History Center, SF Public Library. Second, the last show as Family Dog was 8/14/70. At a Permit Appeals board hearing, Dame Judith Anderson, considered one of the greatest classical stage actors of the 20th century, testified in support of the club. $450.00, FDD-6Van MorrisonMouse Signed1967 Poster Family Dog DenverCGC Graded 9.8, FD-35Daily FlashMouse Signed1966 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.8, Regular price Family Dog Postcards - Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA. [9], On January 29, 1967, it hosted the Mantra-Rock Dance musical event, organized by the local Hare Krishna temple, which featured Hare Krishna founder Bhaktivedanta Swami, along with Allen Ginsberg, The Grateful Dead, Moby Grape and Big Brother and the Holding Company, with Janis Joplin. It was here in places like the Fillmore Auditorium and the Avalon Ballroom where the philosophies and ideals of a counterculture revolution found their voice. The buyers kept fighting. The Avalon #204-For Archive: www.oaklanddupree@substack.com. . Family Dog Productions 639 Gough St. San Francisco, Calif. 94102" appears in the lower right corner. For a short time it hosted live bands, but now only DJs provide the tunes. We can sort this all out for you. Almost every groups set was put to tape, and recordings of Steppenwolf, Santana, the Great Society (Grace Slicks first band) and the Velvet Underground were later released as live albums. The Family Dog on The Great Highway, 660 Great Highway, San Francisco, CA The Family Dog was a foundation stone in the rise of San Francisco rock, and it was in operation in various forms from Fall 1965 through the Summer of 1970. . And ice skating at Sutro! . A complete military, architectural and botanical library contributes its golconda of treasure; antique and priceless scrolls from the Orient are preserved with the parchments of Maimonides, author of "Ram Bam," who was called the Light of Israel, the Star of the West, and the Great Eagle. Fred Marti Martinez and Frank McGinnis then bought the Van Damme, cleaned up the boats interior, and by 1965 they had turned it into a plush after-hours nightclub. Picture Information. An omnipresent light show was created by several local lighting companies.[14][15]. This exquisite building had survived the 1906 earthquake only to succumb to a raging electrical fire that destroyed it in less than two hours. United States. Three years later, theyd play Fixin'-To-Die at Woodstock, with a cheer heard 'round the world. Many cards were produced in more than one back style. Chester Leo "Chet" Helms (August 2, 1942 - June 25, 2005), often called the father of San Francisco's 1967 "Summer of Love", was a music promoter and a cultural figure in San Francisco during its hippie period in the late Sixties. Original 1st printing 141/8 x 20 concert poster for Chicago blues legend Howlin Wolf appearing with Big Brother the Holding Company (featuring Janis Joplin) at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco, CA from 9/23-24/1966 (*show was canceled). Setlists It shut down in 1969 and sat empty for over a decade before it was torn down. Postcard Handbill is in near mint conditi It was here in June 1966 that Janis Joplin made her first public appearance with Big Brother and the Holding Company. 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. $540.00, AUCTIONFD 79Family Dog DenverRick Griffin1967 PosterExcellent, AUCTIONFD-65 Big Brother Janis Joplin1967 PosterAvalon BallroomNear Mint Minus, AuctionFD-63, 67, 71The Charlatans1967 Triptych Poster SetAvalon BallroomNear Mint Minus, AUCTIONFD 14Big Brother Janis JoplinZig-Zag Man"Genuine Counterfeit"1966 PosterExcellent, AUCTIONFD-122Velvet UndergroundBob SchnepfSIGNED 1968 PosterAvalon BallroomMint, AUCTIONFD-110Blood Sweat & TearsStanley Mouse Signed1968 PosterAvalon BallroomNear Mint, AUCTIONFD-96Quicksilver MessengerStanley MouseSIGNED 1967 PosterAvalon BallroomNear Mint, AUCTIONFD-62Sutters MillQuicksilver MessengerRick Griffin1967 PosterAvalon BallroomMint, AUCTIONFD-35Quicksilver/Daily FlashStanley Mouse Signed1966 PosterAvalon BallroomMint, AUCTIONFD-26Grateful DeadStanley MouseHand Colored Hand Signed PrintNear Mint, AUCTIONFD-68Quicksilver Messenger1967 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.6, AUCTION FD-6Sin DanceWes Wilson1966 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.6, AUCTIONFDD-11Sons Of Champlin1967 PosterMouse SignedFamily Dog DenverNear Mint Minus, AUCTION FD-29Jim KweskinMouse Signed1966 HandbillAvalon BallroomNear Mint Minus, AUCTIONFD-2813th Floor ElevatorsMouse Signed1966 HandbillAvalon BallroomNear Mint, AUCTIONFD-21Bo DiddleyMouse Signed1966 HandbillAvalon BallroomNear MInt Minus, AUCTIONFD-17Jefferson Airplane Mouse Signed1966 HandbillAvalon BallroomNear Mint Minus, AUCTIONFD-14Big Brother Janis Joplin Mouse Signed1966 HandbillAvalon BallroomVery Good, AUCTIONFD-43Human Be-InMoby Grape1967 Double H Press PosterNear Mint Minus, AUCTIONFD-47Sphinx Dance1967 PosterAvalon BallroomNear Mint Minus, AUCTIONCrowds Bug YouTribal Gathering2 Family Dog 1967 HandbillsJohn MyersAvalon BallroomNear Mint Minus, AUCTIONFDFamily Dog Great Highway1969 HandbillNear Mint, AUCTIONFD-42Quicksilver Messenger Service1966 Poster Avalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.6, FD-48Big Brother Janis JoplinMouse Signed1967 PostcardAvalon BallroomNear Mint, FD-39 YoungbloodsMouse Signed1966 HandbillAvalon BallroomNear Mint Minus, FD-19Big Brother Janis JoplinMouse Signed1966 HandbillAvalon Ballroom Near Mint, AUCTIONFD-96Quicksilver Messenger1967 PosterMouse SignedAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.8, AUCTIONFD-110Blood Sweat & TearsStanley Mouse Signed1968 PosterAvalon BallroomNear Mint Minus, AUCTIONFD-68Quicksilver Messenger1967 PosterAvalon BallroomVery Good, AUCTIONFD-22The Grateful DeadMouse Signed1966 Original PosterAvalon BallroomVery Good, FD-37Buffalo Springfield1966 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.2, FD-145Mother Earth1968 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 8.5, Regular price Open 13 June 1969 - 1971. Avalon Ballroom: San Francisco, California, United States: Nov 04, 1966 . (Photo courtesy of Mary Courtwright Collins), This 1920's image has a tea room on the north side of the building. This masterpiece was designed by two of the most famous and legendary artists of the era, the late Alton Kelley and Stanley Mouse. abebooks.com. Great memories. Jack Duane. [23] Starting in August 2013, the building was used as the residence and principal filming location for The Real World: San Francisco (2014).[24]. Photo taken in 1865. Lot 0509, Mar 30, 2023 . But Mr. Helms lacked both Graham's capitalist drive and his killer instincts. var ANS_customer_id="efdda751-42f9-4333-99a0-38aff150ca9e"; Dennis King / D. King Gallery All Rights Reserved. 1268 Sutter Street. I saw It's a Beautiful Day there in late August or early September 1969. Chet was a direct competitor of Bill Graham. in 1906 for a little amusement park that was originally on Market and Van Ness in San Francisco, but because of the. the Family Dog and the Charlatans. $1,800.00, FD-42Quicksilver MessengerVictor Moscoso1967 Poster Avalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.8, Regular price 1891 photo courtesy of UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library. First printing po. 660 The Great Highway, San Francisco, California, Rock Festival/ Ride The Wind/ Good And Dusty, Family Dog At The Great Highway, San Francisco, June 13th 1969, Bootleg Series, Volume One The Quine Tapes, Been A Long Time Coming, Be A Long Time Gone, Found In The Ozone (Family Dog At The Great Highway San Francisco, California, March 28, 1970), Family Dog At The Great Highway, San Francisco, CA, April 18, 1970, Family Dog At The Great Highway San Francisco, CA, April 18, 1970, Dave's Picks, Volume 43 (San Francisco, 11/2/69 Dallas, 12/26/69), Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen. After being decommissioned and stripped of its parts, the old ferry sat landlocked on Sausalitos waterfront, in the middle of the towns thriving houseboat community, still sporting its paddlewheel. 1 mailer NM- on front, insignificant tape pull at very upper 1/8" on back, $25.00; 1 VG+ mailer with tack hole top center, $15.00; 2 NM copies . Original 1st printing 13 x 20 concert poster for theVelvet Underground (featuring Lou Reed) appearing with Iron Butterfly and Crome Syrcus at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco, CA from 6/7-9/1968. (Bonus link: An interview with the singers of The Only Alternative and His Other Possibilities on the San Francisco Bay Area Television Archive.). Grateful Dead Skeleton And Roses Family Dog Avalon Ballroom 1966 Concert Poster | Art, Art Posters | eBay! The hay bales, yes. Despite never charging a cover and paying the bands with food -- breakfast, usually, since the shows either started or ended at 2am -- many seminal groups came to play the Ark. All very interesting. Later in the Series, there were postcards and image tickets. Both Chet Helms and Bill Graham employed many of the same artists to produce the posters . The Avalon Ballroom was a music venue in the Polk Gulch neighborhood of San Francisco, California, at 1244 Sutter Street[1] (or 1268 Sutter,[2] depending on the entrance). The space is known as the location of many concerts of the counterculture movement, from around 1966 to 1969. The Avalon was not as large as the Winterland Ballroom or The Fillmore, which had been used by Helms before Bill Graham allegedly violated their partnership agreements. Avalon Ballroom San Francisco, CA Hell's Angels, Janis Joplin & Big Brother California Hall Concert San Francisco, CA The Family Dog Presents Quicksilver Messenger Service The Charlatans Super Band W. Evans St Denver, CO Jefferson Airplane Mother Earth, Flamin' Groovies Winterland San Francisco, CA Ike & Tina Turner Revue First, Friends and Relations, not Relationships. Helms ran the Avalon Ballroom under the name Family Dog, where the real hippies went to dance, and he brought his old pal from Texas, Janis Joplin, out to join the band he was managing, Big . Avalon Ballroom: San Francisco, California, United States: Photos from 1966 View All 1966 Photos . I moved there in 1971 and just missed Family Dog being open, also playland. Where Graham built a rock 'n' roll empire before he died in a helicopter crash in 1991, Mr. Helms was forever a hippie zealot with a . . A roots-music aficionado from Los Angeles named Joe McDonald lived next to the Jabberwock and was a regular, playing in the house pickup group, the Instant Action Jug Band, with a guitarist named Barry Melton. Vellum and were subject to damage and wear hosted live bands, but now only DJs provide the tunes employed... Ballroomcgc Graded 9.8, Regular price $ 60 $ 40 Jefferson Airplane Poster ; Picture, playing congas at Baths. 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