After the store moved, the building at 280 Broadway became a warehouse.
Since then, 13 stores have moved out of the mall, he said.
The store moved to other quarters in 1959 and the building was converted to office space.
In today's market, stores sometimes move back and forth on the same street.
The store also moved all the other books on the list up one place.
In 1884, the store moved to a new stone building.
Over the years, many stores have closed, or moved on.
By the early 1980s the store had moved to its current location and expanded.
"It's been obvious for a year that the store wasn't moving forward."
He said the closing would be devastating, even if another store moved in.