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.
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It's on my list now. What a great find!
Yeah, it was totally unexpected!
wonderful!
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Thank you, Graham! 😁
Fantastic mural. Very unusual. Also sounds like a good book store.
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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.