Laurel Canyon: Inside The Counterculture Scene Of The 1960s And '70s

See 44 vintage photos of when Laurel Canyon was the epicenter of Los Angeles' counterculture in the '60s and '70s.

Back in the 1960s, Laurel Canyon was a central hub of the burgeoning counterculture movement, a home and gathering place for some of the most prominent musical artists of the decade. This picturesque, mountainous neighborhood in the Hollywood Hills brought together artists like David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, Joni Mitchell, and Brian Wilson, leading to some of the most defining songs of the 1960s and 1970s.

Laurel Canyon was less expensive than other fashionable neighborhoods in the area, yet still convenient. It was a short drive to the Sunset Strip and other key Los Angeles hotspots, but secluded enough that it felt like a necessary escape from the Hollywood noi