Founded in October 1976, <b>The Booksmith</b> is an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/independent_bookstore" class="extiw" title="en:independent bookstore">independent bookstore</a> located in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haight_Ashbury" class="extiw" title="en:Haight Ashbury">Haight Ashbury</a> neighborhood of San Francisco. When first opened, the store was located at 1746 Haight Street, below the former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-Beam_(nightclub)" class="extiw" title="en:I-Beam (nightclub)">I-Beam nightclub</a>. In 1985, the store moved to its current location at 1644 Haight Street at Belvedere, about a block and a half from the intersection of Haight and Ashbury.
Edward Betts
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