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]
^Nielsen, John (May 31, 1981). "Old Bookstores: A Chapter Ends". The New York Times. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
^ abShepard, Richard F. (April 27, 1984). "Survivors of Book Row". The New York Times. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
^Shepard, Richard F. (May 9, 1989). "Vestige of Book Row: Ex-Owner on Sidewalk". The New York Times. Retrieved June 25, 2019. Other booksellers grew old and vanished.
^DeKok, Elizabeth (February 15, 2015). "The Strand and Book Row: A History". Unpacking the Bookstore. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
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