The Strand Book Store at 828 Broadway (and 12th St)

Strand Bookstore is an independent bookstore located in New York City's East Village. It was founded in 1927 by Benjamin Bass. The store is famous amongst New Yorkers for its giant collection of publisher's overstock, used, rare, and out-of-print books, as well as the chaos on and around its shelves. The store houses the city's largest collection of rare books, and is also a contender for the title of world's largest used bookstore (its major competitor in this regard being Powell's Books of Portland, Oregon). "18 Miles of Books" is its (present) slogan. Fred and Benjamin Bass gave jobs in the store to many lower east side artists, including Patti Smith and Tom Verlaine, both rock artists of the 70's. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1200x871, 1063 KB) Summary The Strand Book Store, New York City. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1200x871, 1063 KB) Summary The Strand Book Store, New York City. ... Independent bookstore is a term used in to identify bookstores that are primarily owned and operated by local people. ... “New York, NY” redirects here. ... East Village Also known as Newmyers Seven Nuts, named for its inventor Chris Newmyer, East Village is a community card poker game. ... Book collecting is the collecting of books. ... Powells NW 10th & Burnside entrance Powells Books is a chain of bookstores in the Portland metropolitan area with origins in Chicago, Illinois. ... Nickname: Location in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: Country United States State Oregon County Multnomah County Incorporated February 8, 1851 Government  - Mayor Tom Potter Area  - City  145. ... Patricia Lee (Patti) Smith (born December 30, 1946) is an American musician, singer, and poet. ... Tom Verlaine (born Thomas Miller, 13 December 1949, in Morristown, New Jersey)[1] is a singer, songwriter and guitarist, best-known as the frontman for the New York Rock band, Television. ...

A family-owned business with more than 200 employees, the Strand was opened by Benjamin Bass in 1927 on 4th Avenue's Book Row. His son Fred took over the business in 1956 and soon moved the store to the present location at the corner of East 12th Street and Broadway, where the store occupies three and a half floors, using half a floor for offices and one additional floor as warehouse space. Fred's daughter Nancy, is co-owner of the store, and is also married to U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon. Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A view of Broadway in 1909 Broadway, as the name implies, is a wide avenue in New York City. ...

In addition to the main bookstore, Strand has two additional locations, both in Manhattan: the Strand Book Annex located at 95 Fulton Street in the Financial District, and the Central Park Kiosk open on fairweather days at the corner of Fifth Avenue and East 60th Street. Manhattan is a borough of New York City, New York, USA, coterminous with New York County. ... Fulton Street is a common name. ... The Financial District is used to refer to: The Financial District (Manhattan) in New York City, New York The Financial District (San Francisco) in California A station on the Detroit People Mover This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the... Street sign at Fifth Avenue and East 57th street Fifth Avenue is a major thoroughfare in New York City. ...

External links

• Strand Bookstore website

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The Strand Book Annex on Fulton Street Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (959x1332, 1140 KB) Summary The Strand Book Store annex on Fulton Street, Manhattan. ...