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Librairie de France was a famous French bookstore at Rockefeller Center in New York City.

The store, located at 610 Fifth Avenue on Rockefeller Center Promenade, was opened in 1935 by Isaac Molho, [1] though the company itself was founded in 1928. [2] Molho had studied in Athens at a French school and come to the United States in 1928, but before leaving Europe, become acquainted with officials from Paris' Hachette publisher. [1] The Rockefeller family were eager for some retail space in the new center to be filled by Europeans, and invited Molho to open shop as one of its first tenants. [1]

The store closed on September 30, 2009 as a result of a spike in its annual rent from $360,000 to $1,000,000. [1] The store continues to operate as a mail-order outlet.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Messana, Paola (2009-01-02). "America's most famous French bookstore to down shutters". France 24. AFP. Retrieved 2009-01-02.[ dead link ]
  2. "Our History". Librairie de France. Retrieved 2009-01-02.

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