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City Lights Bookstore

(16 Ratings)
Multi-level literary relic
This iconic, independent bookstore was responsible for introducing the world to some of the most memorable voices of the Beat Movement. The original publisher of 'Howl' by Allen Ginsberg and a continuous legacy of literary events.


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