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See the profile of this nyc store at 15 christopher st in manhattan. New york oscar wilde bookshop owner kim brinster says tough times are the reason for the manhattan store's closing on march 29. On november 24, 1967, craig rodwell opened the first bookstore dedicated to gay literature.
Attacks on the oscar wilde memorial bookshop continued throughout the seventies.
Rodwell opened the first bookstore dedicated to gay literature on november 24, 1967 in its first location at 291 mercer street. One particularly violent attack occurred on august 1, 1977. The store was so named because oscar wilde was the most notable homosexual he could think of and he wanted absolutely not confusion about what the store was all about. Oscar wilde bookshop was founded in 1967 as the first bookstore devoted to gay and lesbian literature and books.