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__NOTOC__ The Strand Bookstore is an independent bookstore located at 828 Broadway, at the corner of East 12th Street in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, two blocks south of Union Square.〔("Strand History" ) on the Strand Bookstore website〕〔Leopold, Todd. ("The death and life of a great American bookstore" ), ''CNN'', (September 12, 2011)〕 In addition to the main location, the store's Central Park kiosk is open on fair weather days at the corner of Fifth Avenue and East 60th Street.〔("Store House and Directions" ) on the Strand Bookstore website〕 The company's slogan is "18 Miles Of Books", as featured on its stickers, T-shirts, and other merchandise. == History and description == The Strand was opened by Benjamin Bass in 1927 on nearby Fourth Avenue, in what was known as "Book Row", which was established as early as 1890, and which had at the time 48 bookstores.〔 Bass's son Fred took over the business in 1956 and soon moved the store to the present location at the corner of East 12th Street and Broadway. Fred's daughter Nancy is co-owner of the store, and is also married to U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon. The store occupies three and a half floors, using half a floor for offices and one additional floor as warehouse space. As of December 2011, the store had 2.5 million books. Besides the main store and Central Park kiosk, an additional location, the "Strand Book Annex", opened in the 1980s and was originally located on Front Street in the South Street Seaport complex. It moved in 1996 to Fulton and Gold Streets in the Financial District, but finally closed on September 22, 2008 due to rent increases.〔("Stranded by construction, book store will close its doors" ) ''Downtown Express'' (June 27, 2008)〕 The Strand is a family-owned business with more than 240 employees. Many Lower East Side artists have worked at the store, including Patti Smith – who claimed not to have liked the experience because it "wasn't very friendly"〔("Patti Smith Discusses Her Influences" ) ''New York Magazine'' (November 27, 2005)〕 – and Tom Verlaine,〔("Tom Verlaine Plays with the Focus" ), Guitar World, November 1981〕 who was fond of the discount book carts sitting outside the store,〔(Television on Print: A literary conversation with Tom Verlaine ), Dusted Magazine〕 both rock musicians of the 1970s. The Strand has had a unionized workforce for over 35 years.〔("At the Strand Bookstore, a Retail Labor Struggle in the Age of Amazon and Occupy" ) WNET, March 16, 2012〕 On April 5, 2012, unionized workers at the store rejected a new contract. Further talks were planned between the two parties.〔Samuelson, Tracey. ("Strand Bookstore Workers Reject Contract" ) WNYC blog (April 5, 2012)〕 On June 15, 2012, workers ratified a new contract with the store. 〔Krauthamer, Diane. ("In New York Bookstore Contract Fight, Occupy Helped Workers Draw Energy, Media Spotlight " ) ''Truthout'' (July 18, 2012)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Strand Bookstore」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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