A three-alarm fire claimed Portland, OR’s rare/used Great Northwest Bookstore over the weekend. The 120-year-old building held more than 100,000 books. Owner Phil Wikelund said, “It was my whole life, in terms of what I was doing,” adding, “I will move on some way. … I’m considering this my sign that I need to retire.” No one was injured in the blaze.
Oregonian
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