Re:Lawrence Ferlinghetti has died
by W-Stool on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @06:20PM
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As a kid who grew up around the Great Lakes and lived for many adult years there, a later in life move out to the West gave me an opportunity to simply drive a couple of hours to San Francisco and explore this amazing city. My first stop was City Lights bookstore, and I was thrilled (and still am) to say I've set foot in the place. Think of it this way - this bookstore predates almost the entire computer industry that most of us here are a part of and take for granted. Amazing.
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It is a great bookstore. I live here, and pre-plague used to go maybe every other month or so.
One of the (many) awful casualties of our real estate costs is the infinite bookstore. They just can't afford to stock a book that sells on alternate years.
And no, Amazon doesn't substitute. I don't go to City Lights to buy a book, even though I usually end up also doing that.
Sometimes I feel as if I'm from the last generation that loves bookstores. A lot of them are starting to disappear. I used to spend my Sunday afternoons visiting three different bookstores. Two of the three are long gone.
I've visited most of the famous ones around the world. I rarely visit SF without a stop at City Lights, the place has a soul.
Re:Lawrence Ferlinghetti has died
by loosetypes on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @02:22AM
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If you haven't been, Green Apple Books on Clement street is also great.
Green Apple’s Inner Sunset location on 9th is also great. Their staff book recommendations are solid. I feel like I usually enjoy their recommendations, even for books I would not buy/read otherwise (bursts the filter bubble).