1953
- Poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti's City Lights Bookstore (pictured) opens in San Francisco
- Johnny Kan opens an early " open kitchen" Chinese restaurant in San Francisco
- Laney College is established in Oakland
- The Survey of California and Other Indian Languages begins publication at the University of California, Berkeley
1953
- Poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti's City Lights Bookstore (pictured) opens in San Francisco
- Johnny Kan opens an early " open kitchen" Chinese restaurant in San Francisco
- Laney College is established in Oakland
- The Survey of California and Other Indian Languages begins publication at the University of California, Berkeley