Photo credit: Pixaby.com Today we stop in New York City and are standing across the street from the New York Times Building. From the sound of such an environment, you would be correct in assuming this is prime property. Any small business that had its start in 1917 and found its way to this location would logically struggle to stay solvent when surrounded by mega companies. Such is the true case of a bookstore. A bookstore so amazing it received a Tony honor for excellence in 2011. So why is such a famous store struggling? Manhattan rent increase. Prime property. The law of economics. The bookstore is called The Drama Book Shop and has been a family-run store since its beginning in 1917. Success enabled the owners to move the store to bigger buildings with better locations until it finally landed on 40th Street. After the bookshop settled there, The New York Times building sprouted across the street. As did other large companies. Of course, online book buyin...
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