Discussions Générales • Le World’s Biggest Bookstore fermera en février 2014

Mauvaise nouvelle pour les francophone...

C'était une des rares adresses à Toronto pour se procurer des livres, magazines et bandes dessinées en français, le World’s Biggest Bookstore (métro Dundas) fermera définitivement ses portes en février 2014.



Condos ou nouveaux commerces, on ne sait pour le moment toujours pas ce qu'il y aura à la place.

World’s Biggest Bookstore closes February, sold to developer

Toronto Star, Nov 21 2013

http://www.thestar.com/business/2013/11 ... ruary.html







The downtown site that is home to the World’s Biggest Bookstore is being sold to a developer, and the bookstore will close in February.



“We’re acquiring it soon. We don’t have any finalized plans or intentions with the property,” said Brian Brown, vice-president of Lifetime Developments, the firm behind Liberty Market Lofts, WaterParkCity and the Four Seasons Hotel.

“It’s a great property, a great location. I really don’t have much information to share at this point … it’s a property that we may just hold in our portfolio,” said Brown.

Lifetime Developments builds both residential and commercial real estate.



The store at 20 Edward St., a short block from the Eaton Centre, opened in 1980 and was a tourist attraction for many years. A former bowling alley, the space is a somewhat awkward 64,000 square feet over three levels, including an alcove on the second floor.



It’s not actually the world’s biggest bookstore. There is a Barnes & Noble in New York City that is more than twice as large. But it still houses a vast number of books, including a wall of Shakespeare, a wall of poetry and another dedicated to Manga. It has long rows of fiction, including a Star Wars section.

Statistiques: Publié par Tonio - Jeu, 21 Nov 2013 11:34 - Réponses 0 - Consultations 2

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via Torontois http://www.torontois.com/viewtopic.php?t=3576&p=24790#p24790 November 21, 2013 at 06:34AM