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Powell’s Books

Powell's Books is a chain of bookstores, based in , . Their flagship store, dubbed Powell's City of Books, claims to be the largest independent new and used bookstore in the world.
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—9:00 PM
  • Type: Bookstore
  • Description: bookstore selling new and used books
  • Also known as: “Powell’s City of Books”, “Powells Books”, and “Powells‘ Books”
  • Address: 1005 West Burnside Street, Portland, OR 97209
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Armory and Pod.

Theater building
Photo: Werewombat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, historically known as the First Regiment Armory Annex, and home to Portland Center Stage at , is a historic building with two theaters and is located in , , United States.

Work of art
is a 2002 modern sculpture by American artist Pete Beeman, currently installed at Southwest 10th Avenue and West Burnside Street in downtown .

Theater building
Photo: Werewombat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, originally built as Cotillion Hall, is a historic building on Burnside Street in , United States. Cotillion Hall was built in 1914 as a ballroom, and dance revivals were held there through the Great Depression. is situated 840 feet west of Powell’s Books.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pearl District and Old Town Chinatown.

Suburb
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The is an area of , formerly occupied by warehouses, light industry and railroad classification yards and now noted for its art galleries, upscale businesses and residences.

Suburb
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is the official Chinatown of the northwest section of , , United States. The forms its eastern boundary, separating it from the and the and neighborhoods.

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Northwest includes the part of the city north of Burnside and west of the river such as the Pearl District and the Northwest District.

Powell’s Books

Latitude
45.52334° or 45° 31′ 24″ north
Longitude
-122.68164° or 122° 40′ 54″ west
Elevation
79 feet (24 metres)
Brand
Powell’s Books
Named after
Walter Powell
Open location code
84QVG8F9+88
Open­Street­Map ID
way 34198762
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­retail
Open­Street­Map feature
shop=­books
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6698065
Wiki­data ID
Q2106972
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Powell’s Books” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “باولز”
  • Chinese: “Powell’s书店”
  • Chinese: “Powell’s書店”
  • Dutch: “Powell’s Books”
  • French: “Powell’s Books”
  • German: “Powell’s Books”
  • German: “Powell’s City of Books”
  • German: “Powell’s”
  • Hebrew: “פאוולז”
  • Hebrew: “פאוולס”
  • Italian: “Powell’s Books”
  • Polish: “Powell’s Books”
  • Polish: “Powell’s City of Books”
  • Polish: “Powell’s”
  • Russian: “Книжный магазин Пауэлла”
  • Spanish: “Powell’s Books”
  • Turkish: “Powell’s Books”

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