City Lights Bookstore

Summary

City Lights Bookstore is a bookstore^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of bookstore entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (732 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• City Lights Bookstore was a member of American Booksellers Association^[3].
• City Lights Bookstore was a member of California Independent Booksellers Alliance^[4].
• City Lights Bookstore was a member of Independent Publishers Caucus^[5].
• City Lights Bookstore is located in San Francisco^[6].
• City Lights Bookstore is in the country of United States^[7].
• City Lights Bookstore's instance of is recorded as bookstore^[8].
• City Lights Bookstore's instance of is recorded as book publisher^[9].
• City Lights Bookstore's founder is recorded as Lawrence Ferlinghetti^[10].
• City Lights Bookstore's founder is recorded as Peter D. Martin^[11].
• City Lights Bookstore is owned by Lawrence Ferlinghetti^[12].
• City Lights Bookstore is associated with the Beat Generation movement^[13].
• City Lights Bookstore's headquarters location is recorded as San Francisco^[14].
• City Lights Bookstore's Commons category is recorded as City Lights Booksellers^[15].
• City Lights Bookstore's industry is recorded as retail^[16].
• 1953 marks the founding of City Lights Bookstore^[17].
• City Lights Bookstore's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.797628, 'lon': -122.406575}^[18].
• City Lights Bookstore's distributed by is recorded as Consortium Book Sales and Distribution^[19].
• City Lights Bookstore's official website is recorded as http://www.citylights.com/^[20].
• City Lights Bookstore's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Postcards^[21].
• City Lights Bookstore's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Black Bibliography Project^[22].
• City Lights Bookstore's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+133225'}^[23].
• City Lights Bookstore's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+135982'}^[24].
• City Lights Bookstore's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+133049'}^[25].

Body

Founding

Founders include Lawrence Ferlinghetti^[10] and Peter D. Martin^[11]. 1953 marks the founding of City Lights Bookstore^[17].

Operations

City Lights Bookstore's headquarters location is recorded as San Francisco^[14].

Industry

City Lights Bookstore's industry is recorded as retail^[16].

Ownership

City Lights Bookstore is owned by Lawrence Ferlinghetti^[12].

Why It Matters

City Lights Bookstore ranks in the top 7% of bookstore entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (732 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]