Powell’s Bookstore tour

Powell’s Bookstore in Portland, Ore., is America’s largest independent bookstore with about a million books in stock. Tours are offered to the public on Sundays.

Powell's Bookstore
The store expanded over the years to occupy an entire city block. One of the buildings the store took over was an auto dealership.
Two of the doors in the only three-door elevator west of the Mississippi. Necessary because of the assemblage of buildings that now make up the store.
Pillar installed to enable adding a floor to the building. Contains the cremated remains of a devoted customer.