Book-hunting route · Portland
Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard run
4 shops · about 9 minutes on foot · 0.4 mi
The walk starts at Telephone Vintage and runs 4 minutes along Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard to Alien Mermaid Cove. From there it is 5 minutes to The Needle on Southeast 37th Avenue, the first used bookstore on the route. Powell's Books on Hawthorne is 1 minute further on and closes the walk, which comes to 4 stops and 9 minutes of walking in total.
The stops, in walking order
Starts at the end nearest downtown. Times are sidewalk estimates at an easy pace.
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1
Telephone Vintage
Secondhand store
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2
4 min walk
Alien Mermaid CoveSecondhand store · Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard · 97214
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3
5 min walk
The NeedleUsed bookstore · Southeast 37th Avenue · 97214
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4
1 min walk
Powell's Books on HawthorneUsed bookstore · Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard · 97214
Mon–Sun 10:00–21:00
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How the route is built
Shops within about a quarter mile of the next one count as one run, walked from the end nearest downtown. Long runs are cut into legs of ten stops or fewer. The distance follows the streets; the minutes are an easy-pace estimate. Opening hours are whatever OpenStreetMap has on record: check the smaller stores before you set out.
See all thrift stores in Portland, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Thrift stores in Eugene· Thrift stores in Seattle· Thrift stores in Oakland· Thrift stores in San Francisco
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