Wednesday, September 14, 2005

Powell's Books



Powell's Books is a major Portland attraction--I've seen it referred to as the largest independent bookstore in the US, if not the world--something to cherish. The main store (pictured here) takes up an entire city block and is four stories high. It's easy to forget what a special place Powell's is when you live ten minutes away. I got an idea, though, five years ago, on a trip to New York. There we met an author who, upon hearing we were from Portland, told us how lucky we were to have Powell's--he wished New York City had a comparable bookstore.

3 Comments:

At 2:31 PM, Blogger rooster peabody said...

Whoa that's huge!

 
At 1:52 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Whoa!!!! Stop telling everyone what a wonderful city Portland is,
Otherwise everyone will move there and screw it up!

You are lucky to live in the best city in the U.S. It's a fantastic place, I love it everytime I go there.
I don't sleep for about a week after through all the cafine but it's great and so close to the mountains and the sea.
I really miss Powell's.
Shame I live an 11 hour flight away!

 
At 1:49 PM, Blogger geneline said...

Dommage qu'on ne voie pas l'intérieur de ce monstre fascinant. Mais comment rendre compte? par la photo d' un étage, d'un rayonnage, des rabicoins? L'essentiel est impossible à communiquer : la difficulté de se repérer, le délice de s'y perdre... C'est encore mieux que le célèbre Foyles de Londres à la belle époque, quand Borders ne s'était pas encore installé de l'autre côté de la rue...
Oui, je collectionne un peu les librairies dans ma tête...

 

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