Woodstock

~ MaryG

As an elder GenXer (born in 1965), I can tell you that there is no greater jealousy-inducing Baby Boomer/Aging Hippie memory than Woodstock. 55 years ago this week, 400,000 young people descended on Yasgur’s farm in Bethel, New York for an epic four-day concert, party, and camp out.

I’m sure there were people who brought four-year-olds to Woodstock, but my parents sure as hell were not the type. I have some older cousins who I remember talking about Woodstock, but their parents were not the type to allow that either.

Anyway, I’m a sucker for Woodstock stories and documentaries, so I enjoyed looking through these 32 photos from The Atlantic (first published five years ago on the 50th anniversary).

I think my favorites are the skinny dippers and the night shot that shows just how vast of an event it was.

I hope you can access them through this link: amp.theatlantic.com/amp/photo/596107/

Which ones are your favorites?

Did you or anyone you know go to Woodstock?

6 thoughts on “Woodstock”

  1. My favorite picture is the one of the crowds, even though I hate crowds. Perhaps that explains my fascination with that picture. Like you, I was too young to go. I would have been 11 that summer. Because of my dislike of crowds, I never wish I could have been there. 😉

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    1. I agree – it’s cool to see how many people were there! Gillette Stadium holds 66K – so 6x Gillette! My daughter & I went to the Women’s March in DC in 2017, which had about 500K. It was exciting (and a bit scary at certain moments) to be part of such a large crowd. I did feel like we were part of history though…

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  2. I’ve seen the documentary a few times, just love it and the music from that time. I was born a year after Woodstock exactly, and my parents weren’t the type to attend either, but I have several friends who were wrapped up in those times, living in CA and pursuing collective creativity.

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