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Elysian Park's First Easter Love-In, 1967
Love-In at Elysian Park, 1967

The first Love-In held at Elysian Park in 1967 drew about 4,000 people. Here are clips from a documentary film by Les Blank and Skip Gerson from a visit to the event. The completed 20-minute film, "God Respects Us When We Work, But He Loves Us When We Dance," was released in 1968.

See images from this event at Getty Images


Also see: Elysian Park's Easter Love-In