Charing Cross Road used to be built as much from books as it was from bricks. Outside almost every shop were barrows and ad hoc shelves loaded with second-hand volumes, while the windows behind them were stuffed with anything from pulp novels to rare tooled leather bindings. Evocative photos from the 1930s show men in macs browsing beneath tired awnings, lights glowing warmly in the night-time fog.
昔日的查宁十字街(Charing Cross Road)起家于砖石建筑，因书店而声名远扬。几乎每家书店外都摆着手推车与特制书架，上面放着二手书，而在它们背后的橱窗里，各种书籍放得满满当当——从低俗类小说到封面压印图案的皮革装订珍版书，应有尽有。从上世纪30年代温馨老照片中，仍可看到穿着雨衣的男士在陈旧雨篷下驻足，认真拜读的身影，在雾霾的映衬下，夜幕下的灯光显得暖意融融。
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