Pictured above, Hipsters atop brownstone roofs in Brooklyn
Surprisingly, not much information is known about where "hipster" originated. During the 1940's the term hipster actually derived from the word "hip" and it often depicted people involved in jazz, which was a trendy musical culture at the time. The term from 1990’s to present is used to describe middle class youth involved in alternative cultures, which includes independent film, art, and alternative music such as rock, hip hop, punk. Popular hobbies and living styles amongst the hipster culture include politics, eating organics, vegetarianism or veganism, thrift store shopping, riding fix gear bikes (as many hipsters reside in urban areas). They often live amongst other generations of bohemian or “counter culture” artists and thinkers in urban neighborhoods. According to The New York Time's article entitled, "Will the last Hipster Please Turn out the lights?" Hipster's inhabit downtown Manhattan and Brooklyn particularly the section of Williamsburg, which is known for their hipster culture.
