Powell's Books

Portland's famous book store Powell's Books has a second store on Hawthorne Blvd. (It is one of 5 locations found in Portland.) This location is the second best known and everyone loves it just as much as the original downtown. Perhaps that is why it has grown to become the largest used and new book store on Portland's east side. Powell's on Hawthorne covers more than 10,000 square feet of retail space and offers more than 200,000 used and new books. Powell's on Hawthorne is divided into just three rooms, each named for a neighborhood landmark: Madison, Hawthorne, and Tabor. The latter is named for Mt. Tabor, the world's only extinct volcano residing within city limits.