Jan 19, 2026

Acid Test Photo Outtakes

This is just an assortment of extra pictures I couldn't stuff into the new post on Acid Test dates: 

VENUES

12/4/65 - This was the house on 38 S. 5th St. in San Jose, now said to be where the Acid Test took place. After a fire and remodeling, the house was moved to its current spot on 390 N. 4th St. 
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12/11/65 Muir Beach, sometime in the '60s: 
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12/18/65 Big Beat Club, Palo Alto - another recent photo before the building was demolished:
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Beaver Hall in Portland, as it is today: 
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1/22-23/66 - The Trips Festival at Longshoreman's Hall: 
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2/6/66 "The Onion" - recent shots:
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2/12/66 - a warehouse in Watts - the perfect place for an Acid Test: 
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SCREENSHOTS
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3/19 Carthay Studios:
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2/25 Empire Studios: 
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Microphones - 3/19:
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2/25:
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After the Test, 3/19:
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From 2/25: 
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Date uncertain: 
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BONUS: 

The Jan 2026 issue of Shindig has an article on the Grateful Dead by Alec Palao that includes three shots from an Acid Test film, most likely December '65. (Possibly the Big Beat, since they appear to be up on a stage.)

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