The Strand in Pictures
Looking Back at 88 years and 18 miles of books
Born in 1927, The Strand now carries over 2.5 million books.
A brief slideshow of four score and eight years at one of New York’s most iconic bookstores.
SLIDESHOW: The Strand
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- The Strand on its former home on Book Row in 1938
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- Fred Bass, the son of Strand founder Ben Bass, conducting business by phone in the 1970s…
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- … and perusing books in the basement
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- Fred and his daughter Nancy by the dollar carts in the 2000s
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- The 2000s-era staff
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- The Central Park kiosk, which has been located at 60th and 5th since the 1960s
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- With the kiosk, the idea was to create something similar to the bookstalls that line the Seine River in Paris.
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- The kiosk is still there today, selling new and used books daily, 10am to dusk April through December, weather permitting.
All photos courtesy of The Strand
