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City Lights Bookstore
261 Columbus Ave Phone: fax: +1 415 362-4921About
City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave (at Broadway St), ☎ +1 415 362-8193 (fax: +1 415 362-4921), [4]. 10AM-Midnight daily. Co-founded by Beat poet Lawrence Ferlenghetti, City Lights was one of the centers of the Beat community in the 1950s. It's iconic and has become synonymous with the literati Beat movement. Oh, don't forget to check out the books, they have a huge collection of Beat prose and poetry. Why not buy a copy of On the Road while you're there — you won't find a better place to get it!
