City Lights Bookstore In San Francisco
Please note that everyone must wear a face mask covering both nose and mouth at all times while in the bookstore.
City lights bookstore in san francisco. 261 columbus avenue at broadway san francisco ca 94133 phone. We are closed for business on christmas day and new year s day. City lights bookstore on saturday march 28 2020 in san francisco calif.
It s a completely unique san francisco experience and a must for anyone who appreciates good books. 261 columbus avenue at broadway san francisco ca 94133. It also houses the nonprofit city lights foundation which publishes selected titles related to san francisco culture.
415 362 8193 fax. The store was closed in the early months of the coronavirus pandemic. City lights has become world famous but it has retained an intimate casual anarchic charm.
When lawrence ferlinghetti tells the story of founding city lights bookstore in 1953 he talks about meeting a need. Both the store and the publishers became widely known following the obscenity trial of ferlinghetti for publishing allen ginsberg s influenti. Petite histoire de city lights ou un demi siècle de présence littéraire à san francisco city lights fut fondé à san francisco par lawrence ferlinghetti qui s inspira de l expérience de la librairie le mistral plus tard rebaptisée shakespeare co en hommage à sylvia beach ouverte à paris dans les années 1950 par l américain george whitman.
415 362 4921 open daily 10 am to midnight rss privacy policy all imagery and content 2020 city lights. City lights bookstore is open every day from 12 8pm. It was founded in 1953 by poet lawrence ferlinghetti and peter d.
Happy holidays to all. Here you can check out our events calendar browse a selection of featured books new releases and recommended titles from the city lights staff sign up to. City lights is an independent bookstore publisher combination in san francisco california that specializes in world literature the arts and progressive politics.