Gotham Book Mart

For many years the Gotham Book Mart (1920–2007) stood at 41 West 47th Street in Manhattan. But when the WPA and the New York City Department of Taxation were photographing all city properties (1939–1941), the Gotham made its home at 51 West 47th. That must be the Wise Men Fish Here sign hanging above the door. I’d love to be able to see what books (and prints?) were on display in the window.

[Gotham Book Mart, 51 West 47th Street, c. 1939—1941. Click for a larger view.]

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[All the Gotham addresses: 128 W. 45th Street (1920–1923), 51 W. 47th (1923–1946), 41 W. 47th (1946–2004), 16 E. 46th (2004–2007). Sources: Bill Morgan, The Beat Generation in New York: A Walking Tour of Jack Kerouac’s City (1997) and a 2004 New York Times article.]