Английская Википедия:Book Row

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Book Row was a district in New York City from the 1890s to the 1960s composed of six city blocks which, at its peak, contained over three dozen bookstores.[1][2][3] Many – if not most – of the places were used bookstores.[4] In its heyday, Book Row spanned the stretch of Fourth Avenue between Union Square and Astor Place.[5][6] Other names for it included "Booksellers' Row" and "Second-Hand Row."[7][8]

By the 1960s, skyrocketing rents had forced most of the bookstores to move or close.[9][10] Apartments replaced most of the former storefronts.[10][11] Another factor contributing to Book Row's decline was the retirements and/or deaths of the stores' original owners.[12][13] By 1984, just two stores remained on Fourth Avenue.[12] The only bookstore from Book Row that survives today is the Strand Bookstore, which moved away in 1957 due to major rent increases.[4][14]

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