City Lights Bookstore
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City Lights Bookstore is a historic independent bookstore and literary landmark in San Francisco renowned for its Beat Generation associations and progressive publishing.
Aliases (2)
- City Lights Booksellers & Publishers ×2
- City Lights Books ×1
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
independent bookstore
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literary landmark → small business → tourist attraction → |
| associatedWith |
Beat Generation
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San Francisco Renaissance → counterculture → progressive politics → |
| city |
San Francisco
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| country |
United States
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| foundedAs |
paperback-only bookstore
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| foundedBy |
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
→
Peter D. Martin → |
| hasActivity |
author events
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book publishing → book readings → book retail → |
| hasMotto |
A Literary Meetingplace Since 1953
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| hasOwner |
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
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| hasRole |
cultural center
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| hasSection |
poetry room
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| hasType |
three-story bookstore
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| hasWebsite |
https://www.citylights.com/
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| inception |
1953
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| knownFor |
Beat literature
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independent press → literary readings → progressive publishing → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| locatedIn |
California
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San Francisco → United States → |
| near |
Columbus Avenue and Broadway intersection
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| neighborhood |
North Beach
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| notableAuthorPublished |
Allen Ginsberg
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Gregory Corso → Jack Kerouac → Lawrence Ferlinghetti → |
| notablePublication |
Howl and Other Poems
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| originalFunction |
paperback bookstore
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publisher → |
| publishingImprint |
City Lights Publishers
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| recognizedAs |
San Francisco Designated Landmark
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| specializesIn |
poetry
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progressive literature → radical politics → world literature → |
| streetAddress |
261 Columbus Avenue
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Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti
("City Lights Booksellers & Publishers")
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti → |
coFounderOf |
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Gregory Corso
("City Lights Books")
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associatedWith |
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti
("City Lights Booksellers & Publishers")
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employer |
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San Francisco Renaissance
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hasCenter |
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North Beach
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hasCulturalSite |
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Columbus Avenue (San Francisco)
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hasLandmark |
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Vesuvio Cafe
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locatedNear |