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The legacy of Beat anti-authoritarianism lives on in this publishing company and bookshop, co-founded by poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti in 1953. Be sure to head upstairs to the Poetry Annex, where books by the Beats sit beside contemporary small-press works and the photocopied ravings of 'shroom-addled hippies, raging punks and DIY indie voices. Readings here are real events.
City Lights details
at Jack Kerouac Alley,
between Broadway & Pacific Avenue, North Beach
Area San Francisco
Transport Bus 12, 15, 30, 41, 45.
Telephone 362 8193
Open 10am-midnight daily.
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