In NewMexiKen’s view no visit to left-coast Portland is complete without getting lost in Powell’s City of Books, America’s greatest bookstore. Today we made the pilgrimage — paying at a parking meter with a credit card, a NewMexiKen first.
A (cell phone) photo of the U.S. states’ history section. Really, western states on the left, others on the right — all the way down. A row away there was nearly 30 linear feet just for books about Abraham Lincoln. Powell’s best feature is the intermingling of new and used books on the same shelf, a practice that greatly increases the variety.
When I’m older and turn into a street person, just let me get lost in Powell’s 24-by-7.
someday I hope to pilgrimmage to this Mecca!