Powell’s Books

Powell's Books (or Powell's City of Books) has been an independent bookseller serving Portland, Oregon, since 1971. Powell's City of Books is located in Portland's Pearl District on the edge of downtown and occupies a full city block between NW 10th and 11th Avenues and between W. Burnside and NW Couch Streets. It contains over 68,000 sq ft (6,300 sq m), about 1.6 acres of retail floor space. CNN rates it one of the ten "coolest" bookstores in the world... and everyone agrees.


Powell's Books - main entrance at night
Powell's Books - used to be a car dealership
Reformation - I
Powell's Books - exterior at night
Powell's Books - exterior, southwest entrance
Powell's Books - Pillar of Signatude
Powell's Books - southwest entrance
Powell's Books - iconic marquee

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