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Powell's Books at Lockdown

An eerily vacant Burnside Street stretches before Powell's City of Books in Portland's Pearl District during the early days of COVID-19 lockdown. The iconic bookstore's familiar red and cream signage stands sentinel over deserted crosswalks and silent traffic lights, while modern residential towers loom against an overcast Pacific Northwest sky. The absence of pedestrians and vehicles creates a haunting stillness that captures the profound pause that settled over urban America in March 2020.
Burnside Street lies deserted in front of Powell's City of Books during the beginning of COVID-19 lockdown in Portland, Oregon.
Empty Burnside Street During COVID Lockdown
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 The iconic Powell's City of Books stands eerily quiet at the intersection of West Burnside Street in Portland's Pearl District during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown of May 2020. The legendary bookstore's familiar corner location, with its distinctive red and cream facade, sits empty beneath overcast skies while modern residential towers loom behind. Traffic lights cast their colored glow over nearly deserted streets, creating a haunting portrait of urban isolation during one of the city's most challenging periods.
Powell's City of Books remains closed during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in Portland's Pearl District, May 2020.
Powell's Books Shuttered During Pandemic Lockdown
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 A lone white sedan crosses the eerily deserted intersection of West Burnside Street in Portland's Pearl District, capturing the profound stillness of the early COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. The iconic Powell's Books storefront dominates the right side of the frame, its familiar red and gold signage a stark contrast to the vacant sidewalks that would normally bustle with literary enthusiasts. Overcast skies mirror the somber mood of this historic moment, while modern high-rise towers loom in the background, silent witnesses to the city's sudden pause.
West Burnside Street sits nearly vacant during the COVID-19 lockdown, with Powell's City of Books and the Pearl District's urban landscape captured in an unprecedented moment of stillness.
Empty Burnside Street During COVID Lockdown
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