| Marcus Book | |
|---|---|
| Location | 3900 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Designated | February 13, 2014 |
| Reference no. | 266 |
Marcus Books (formerly "Success Printing" and "Success Books"), was founded in 1960, and is the oldest bookstore that specializes in African-American literature, history, and culture in the United States.[1][2] For many years, it has been located in the Western Addition neighborhood of San Francisco, with a second location in Oakland, California. The store has remained independent and family-owned since its founding,[1] and it is considered a community space for African-American and literary culture in the San Francisco Bay Area.[3]
The former bookstore building, located at 1712–1716 Fillmore Street has been listed as a San Francisco Designated Landmark, since 2013.[4]