Learn about this San Francisco landmark as part of the MCDS 3rd Grade SF Study.

1. City Lights
Bookstore
by Sam C. Wyatt O.

2. This is City Lights Bookstore. City Lights was opened
in 1953 by the beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti and peter
D. Marten.

3. City Lights was named after Peter D.
Marten’s literary magazine.

4. City Lights is a independent bookstore.

5. City Lights is located on
261 Columbus Ave.

6. These are the
beats. The beats
are a group of
writers and they
remind us about
what was right.

7. City Lights has hard to find titles.

8. City Lights
is a place
where story
lovers come from
all around the
world to read.

9. City Lights
is a place
that has
poetry and
prose.

10. City Lights:
Alternative Culture’s Literary Landmark