Librairie De France

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425 E 58th St
New York, NY 10022

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2009, The New York Times Longlived French Bookstore in Rockefeller Center to Close The book shop Librairie de France is set to close after Sept. 30. The Librairie de France, the bookstore and New York institution that has operated for 74 years from a storefront in Rockefeller Center, will close at the end of the month, its owner, Emanuel Molho, said Wednesday. Mr. Molho, whose father founded the store in 1928 and moved it to its current location in 1935, said that his lease is set to expire on Sept. 30, and that his rent on the space had become too expensive.

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A Message to Our Retail Customers: After 74 years, since 1935, as the oldest retail tenant of Rockefeller Center, the Librairie de France closed in 2009 due to an overwhelming rent increase....

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