Synanon Collection

23 items

Local TV newsfilm reports featuring the Synanon organization in the Bay Area, from the 1960s and 1970s.

1st annual San Francisco Synanon street scene (1967)

KPIX-TV news footage from June 24 1967 featuring brief, silent views of the first annual San Francisco Synanon...

Aired: 6/24/1967

2nd annual San Francisco Synanon street scene (1968)

KPIX-TV news footage from June 29, 1968 with reporter Ed Arnow, featuring scenes from the 2nd annual San Francisco...

Aired: 6/29/1968

A Day at the Point Reyes Light Newspaper (1979)

KRON-TV rough-cut footage produced in April 1979 for an Assignment Four program titled 'Small Town...

Aired: 4/17/1979

Exterior views of Oakland's Athens Athletic Club building

KPIX-TV news footage from April 18, 1976 featuring brief, silent views of Oakland's Athens Athletic Club...

Aired: 4/18/1976

Incident at Synanon property in Santa Monica

KPIX-TV news footage from September 17, 1967 featuring scenes from a press conference held by the Synanon...

Aired: 9/17/1967

Interview with Dan L. Garrett, Jr.

KPIX-TV news footage from December 11, 1967 featuring brief scenes from an interview with attorney  Dan L....

Aired: 12/11/1967

Oakland police receive course credit for playing Synanon Game

KPIX-TV news footage from March 26, 1970 with reporter Belva Davis featuring scenes from the Synanon building in...

Aired: 3/26/1970

Point Reyes Light wins newspaper award

KPIX Eyewitness News report from April 17th 1979 featuring scenes of the Point Reyes Light newspaper staff, as they...

Aired: 4/17/79

Sheriffs Deputies spend a month at Synanon's Oakland House

KPIX-TV news footage from June 8 1972 with reporter Mike Lee featuring scenes from Synanon's Oakland House...

Aired: 6/8/1972

Synanon Auction at Potrero Hill warehouse

KPIX-TV news footage from December 17 1979 with reporter Ed Arnow featuring scenes from outside a warehouse at...

Aired: 12/17/1979

Synanon celebrates 1-year anniversary of new building

KPIX-TV news footage from March 13 1972 with reporter Rollin Post featuring scenes from the Synanon building in San...

Aired: 3/13/1972

Synanon fundraising event in Oakland

KPIX Eyewitness News report from October 12th 1969 in Oakland featuring a fund raising event by the Synanon...

Aired: 10/12/69

Synanon law suit against San Francisco Examiner

KPIX-TV news footage from October 12, 1972 with reporter Christopher Chow featuring views of Synanon's San...

Aired: 10/12/1972

Synanon mass outdoor nuptial ceremony (1975)

KPIX-TV news footage from August 24, 1975 with reporter David Fowler on a Synanon drug rehabilitation ranch (now...

Aired: 8/24/1975

Synanon mass wedding near Marshall (1972)

KPIX-TV news footage from August 6, 1972 with reporter Ed Arnow on a Synanon drug rehabilitation ranch (now Walker...

Aired: 8/6/1972

Synanon offers new places for up to 300 drug addicts

KPIX-TV news footage from October 19, 1971 with reporter Ed Arnow featuring an interview with a spokesperson for...

Aired: 10/19/1971

Synanon preserving water in the drought of 1976

KPIX-TV news footage from February 15, 1976 with reporter Eric Smith featuring a visit to the Synanon drug...

Aired: 2/15/1976

Synanon press conference (1976)

KPIX-TV news footage from July 2, 1976 with reporter Ed Arnow featuring brief scenes from a Synanon press...

Aired: 7/2/1976

Synanon press conference about rehabilitating parolees

KRON-TV news footage from December 17, 1965 with reporter Jerry Jensen featuring a press conference by Synanon at...

Aired: 12/17/1965

Synanon protest against attacks

KRON-TV news footage from September 7, 1965 featuring scenes from a press conference by the Synanon organization, in...

Aired: 9/7/1965

Synanon protests against adverse media coverage

KPIX-TV news footage from April 20, 1978 featuring very brief scenes of Synanon members setting up a stall to help...

Aired: 4/20/1978

Texaco gas station operated by Synanon in San Francisco (1966)

KPIX-TV news footage from 1966 with reporter Jim Anderson featuring an interview with Synanon director Jack Hurst at...

Aired: 1966

Will Synanon receive taxpayer money to work with juvenile offenders

KPIX-TV news footage from August 4, 1970 with  reporter Mike Lee featuring scenes from the Alameda County...

Aired: 8/4/1970