Librería Lectorum, New York City's oldest and largest Spanish-language bookstore, will close its W. 14th St. storefront on September 30, 2007.They say it's due to gentrification. Too bad.
How many times did I walk by Librería when I lived in the neighborhood at 15th and 6th? No doubt it was hundreds of times as I walked to the A Train, or to Hudson and my job in the West Village, or to countless other destinations.
I never tired of checking out the latest titles in the store's window displays--even if my book purchases were in English and at Barnes & Nobles on Fifth Avenue.
While certainly not the same experience, the good news is that fans can still visit Librería Lectorum online.
Related Last page for Hispanic bookstore on 14th St.
Why does it have to close? Can't more advertisement be given to it, so people can go. I was there several times, and I loved it. I wanted to take my eight year old to pick up books, and now I won't be able to. How can you chose books on line when it's better to look and feel them right in your hand. It's hard to get good spanish books in order to further educate our young ones.
ReplyDeleteI walked down 14 th street trying to find the best spanish book store I knew in NY. Today I decided to seach for it at google and I just found out that it has closed it's doors. It's such a shame, because I loved going in there and it was refreshing from a cultural perspective and Barnes and Nobles is not doing it. I believe the store should consider opening for business again.
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Oh no. "Nunca dejes para manana lo que puedes hacer hoy" Vivo en NJ y en hace unos dos a~os hicieron un especial sobre esta libreria, desde ese dia tuve las ganas de darme un tiempito para ir. Pero lamentablemente no pude y ahora nunca mas tendre la oprtunidad. =/ Esoty de acuerdo, los libros se son mejores escojidos cuando los tienes en tus manos. Hoy dige, esta semana voy a tomar un dia libre y me voy a buscarla en new york y encontr articulos de su lamentosa quiebra. Que lastima, pero visitare la pagina web de todas maneras... *sonrisas~Fabi*
ReplyDeleteOh no. "Nunca dejes para manana lo que puedes hacer hoy" Vivo en NJ y en hace unos dos a~os hicieron un especial sobre esta libreria, desde ese dia tuve las ganas de darme un tiempito para ir. Pero lamentablemente no pude y ahora nunca mas tendre la oprtunidad. =/ Esoty de acuerdo, los libros se son mejores escojidos cuando los tienes en tus manos. Hoy dige, esta semana voy a tomar un dia libre y me voy a buscarla en new york y encontr articulos de su lamentosa quiebra. Que lastima, pero visitare la pagina web de todas maneras... *sonrisas~Fabi*
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