Alexander Book Company San Fransisco Diversity Black Book Shop USA Postcard

ABIZTIMYBS02x   This is a stunning specialist collectors modern origin real photo postcard of the famous former Alexander Book Company in San Fransisco showing its amazing entrance area when published unused and mint.

The bookstore, now closed, was highly progressive and decades ahead of its time regarding diversity and community curation. Under the long-time leadership of floor manager and beloved community figure Jerry Thompson, the store's basement famously became home to The Sister Circle. This was a pioneering literary haven and book club explicitly dedicated to Black women readers, ensuring that a neighborhood dominated by finance and tech still maintained an inclusive, culturally rich safe haven