Multiple innovators in the field of commerce were located here, once the center of commerce in New York, along with the headquarters of several prominent businesses. Click here to send a letter supporting landmark designation of these and other historic buildings south of Union Square.

Many of the most prominent publishers in America and the world were located here, producing some of the most significant works of literature of the last two hundred years. Click here to send a letter supporting landmark designation of these and other historic buildings south of Union Square.

This corner lot consists of a one story, red brick commercial building with metal paned windows, likely constructed in 1984. A prominent Book Row seller operated out of the building formerly located here. Go back and click on the tours the building is featured in for additional information and history.

This eight-story white brick and stone neo-Classical building was constructed in 1897 by architects Neville & Bagge for Jno. K. Todd. It housed clothing manufacturers, the Oakland Chemical Company, multiple publishing companies, a Book Row seller, and “the Library of Science.” Among the publishers was one which re-published a seminal work touted as one of the classics in the 20th century which provided a compelling depiction of Jewish immigrant life on the Lower East Side. Go back and click on the tours the building is featured in for additional information and history.

Since at least the 1890s and through the 20th century, this area was the center of the bookselling industry in New York, centered along Fourth Avenue as well as Broadway and University Place, and probably had the highest concentration of booksellers in the world. Click here to send a letter supporting landmark designation of these and other historic buildings south of Union Square.

This area contains a number of sites connected to significant people or developments in New York's Jewish history. Click here to send a letter supporting landmark designation of these and other historic buildings south of Union Square.