City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave. San Francisco, CA USA

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City Lights is an independent bookstore-publisher combination in San Francisco, California that specializes in world literature, the arts, and progressive politics. It also houses the nonprofit City Lights Foundation, which publishes selected titles related to San Francisco culture. It was founded in 1953 by poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Peter D. Martin.

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Location: City Lights Bookstore 261 Columbus Ave. San Francisco, CA USA
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