The Historian · Eleanor · New York
The Strand Book Store
The Strand is the lone survivor of Fourth Avenue's 'Book Row,' which had dozens of bookshops in the early 20th century. Open since 1927 and still family-owned, it's where the city's literary culture physically persists — '18 miles of books,' new, used, and rare. For the history of reading in New York, it's a living artifact, not a museum.
The last survivor of 'Book Row' — a family bookstore open since 1927 with 18 miles of shelves.
— Eleanor, The Historian
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