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The Argosy Book Store is New York City's oldest independent bookstore.Located at 116 East 59th Street, between Park and Lexington Avenues in Midtown Manhattan, it occupies an entire six-story townhouse with various sales floors specializing in first editions, Americana, leather bindings, antique maps and prints, and autographs. [1]
Stanfords is a specialist bookshop of maps and travel books in London, established in 1853 by Edward Stanford. [1] Its collection of maps, globes, and maritime charts [2] is considered the world's largest. [3] It has also supplied cartography for the British Army and for James Bond films. [citation needed]
New York Free Circulating Library, Bloomingdale Branch/Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences: 206 West 100th Street August 29, 1989: New–York Historical Society: 170 Central Park West July 19, 1966: New York Public Library, Yorkville Branch: 222 East 79th Street January 24, 1967: New York Society for Ethical Culture: 2 West 64th Street
"I think living in New York City is such a privilege of having access to so much history and culture, that not taking advantage of it, kind of feels like a disservice to yourself," Jane August ...
When Gimbel Bros. closed the New York City Saks 34th Street flagship store in July 1965, the three Saks-34th branches including Stamford were converted to Gimbels branches. [8] In the mid-to-late 1990s, Ridgeway went through a massive refurbishment and expansion, with the ousting of Sears, Gimbels, and Grand Central Market, along other stores.
The museum's collection of over 1.5 million items [9] – which is particularly strong in objects dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries [3] – include paintings, drawings, prints, including over 3000 by Currier and Ives, [3] and photographs featuring New York City and its residents, as well as costumes, decorative objects and furniture ...
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Huge windows overlook Park Avenue, offering an excellent vista of New York landmarks. Computers with internet access are available and a small reading area is adjacent to the main part of the room. The Heimbold Family Children's Playing and Learning Center is open during the week to children's center members, and open to the public on Saturdays ...