While visiting Lincoln City, Oregon last week, I saw this photo op Robert’s Bookshop sight. A small mural of a comfortable room full of bookshelves adorned the wall next to something odd–an airplane nose! Apparently, this 1967 Boeing 727-100 found a nice spot for its final landing place.
In 2015, the owner of the bookstore, Bob Portwood, bought the nose section at a state surplus auction. He attached it to the building and opened the interior wall to make a small office space in the cockpit.
The store has 1.64 miles of shelves full of books. They sell used and antiquarian books, including books related to aviation.
If you’re on the Oregon coast looking for roadside attractions, consider stopping to view the photo op Robert’s Bookshop in Lincoln City.
The P Ranch Long Barn is at the south end of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge…
I saw this taxidermy mount of a bighorn sheep at the Mono Basin Scenic Area…
Beyond the Edge was created by Coast Salish artist, Susan Point, in 2015. This piece…
Last week we ate Mexican food at Tacos El Machin in Bend, Oregon. We were…
Northern River Otters at High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon https://vimeo.com/1183443552?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches…
Two Triceratops in black and white at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana.…
View Comments
It's on my list now. What a great find!
Yeah, it was totally unexpected!
wonderful!
-✧✦☆❖◈❋✤☆✦-∞-♡-∞-✦☆✤❋◈❖☆✦✧-
Thank you, Graham! 😁
Fantastic mural. Very unusual. Also sounds like a good book store.
best, mae at maefood.blogspot.com
Thank you, Mae!
A very unusual and unique mural. That would be a nice office in the nose of the plane :)
Thanks for participating in Monday Murals Shiobhan.
Thanks, Sami! Yeah, that is a unique space for an office. 😁
First off, that is a LOT of books! Kudos for a genius and creative offices space while preserving a little bit of history. Nice find.
Yeah, they do have a lot of books there! The wall decoration certainly draws people in. My husband, a 32-year Boeing employee, spotted it before I did.