San Diego is a city in the U.S. state of California on the coast of the Pacific Ocean, approximately 120 miles (190 km) south of Los Angeles and immediately adjacent to the border with Mexico. It is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest in California.
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| Portraits of young people of San Diego from 1980 to 1986 |
The city is known for its mild year-round climate, natural deep-water harbor, extensive beaches. San Diego has been called “the birthplace of California”.
American photographer Harold Gee took these amazing photographs that show lifestyles of young people in San Diego from 1980 to 1986.
“Some photos from my crazy life immediately following the era of the initial punk scene in San Diego. It's difficult to demarcate where my personal life leaves off during this period.”
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| Bruce Perrault, Jay Johnson, Ernie Bornheimer, 1980 |
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| Charles Shields, DT, Mark Di Carlo, Martha Loy, 1980 |
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| Jan Beck, Bob Davidson, 1980 |
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| Ruby & Gary, Bruce, Meryl, Jay, 1980 |
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| James Puppy, Sheila, Robin Jackson, 1981 |
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| Kris Anderson, Gary Rachac, Patti Aande, 1981 |
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| Meryl Hart, Gulinora Alibekoglu, Tim Maze, 1981 |
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| Penetrators, 1981 |
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| Bart Mendoza, Yvonne & Joe, 1982 |
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| Juliet Yamada, Theresa Brown, Randy Herr, others, 1982 |
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| Kathy & Melinda Manion, Donna, 1982 |
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| Monique Esmedina, Fernando Castro, 1982 |
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| Dierk Laughery, Lloyd Masing, Toby Gibson, 1983 |
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| Edna Anya Dehessa DeVilllanueva & Charles Sheilds, 1983 |
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| John Vomit, Lloyd Masing from Personal Conflict, Susan Dollard, 1983 |
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| JoJo, Susan Dollard, Christina Porterfield, 1983 |
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| Marc Rude & others, 517 4th Avenue, 1983 |
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| Personal Conflict, 1983 |
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| Personal Conflict, 1983 |
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| Tina Nash, Kathleen Denton, Ted Meyer, 1983 |
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| 517 4th Avenue, 1984 |
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| Matthew Rothenberg, Wendell Kling, & Ffriends, 1984 |
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| Peter Peterson, Charlene Chu, Jim Call, 1984 |
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| Anna Carlacci, 1985 |
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| Cindy Lee Berryhill, 1985 |
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| Erin Seaberg, Glen Shields, 1985 |
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| Ferenc Imre, 1985 |
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| Frank Waterhouse, L.A. County fair, 1985 |
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| Greg Imbecile, Jeff Marino...Downtown, 1985 |
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| Isabelle, 1985 |
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| Janos Novak & friend Susan, 1985 |
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| Jay's room, Charlie, Greenwich Village West, 1985 |
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| Jim Wood, Whitney, Elaine Verbugge, 1985 |
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| John Penuelas, painter, 1985 |
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| Julie Z, Yolanda Ariyana, John Penuelas painting, 1985 |
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| Karen Atkinson, Downtown artist, 1985 |
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| Michelle, Colleen, Peggy on 5th Avenue near Market Street, Downtown San Diego, 1985 |
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| Miriam "Makeda" Cheatom & Damagia Lee, 1985 |
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| Peter Peterson, Rebecca Orchard, Charlene Chu, 1985 |
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| Peter Von Marenholtz & Sheryll, 1985 |
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| Peter Von Marenholtz, 1985 |
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| Peter Von Marenholtz, Sheryll, 1985 |
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| Peter Von Marenholtz, Sheryll, 1985 |
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| Shannen Reese, Michelle Moody; John Stoup on the right, 1985 |
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| Tammy Pollard, Andrew Shadgett, 1985 |
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| Tim, Lyn, Trevor, 1985 |
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| Todd Tomarrow & Kristi Maddocks, 1985 |
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| Bobby, Eddie Liddle, 1986 |
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| Gary Rachac in Tashas Music City, Downtown San Diego, 1986 |
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| Harold & beautiful women, 1986 |
(Photo © Harold Gee )