New York - The Strand / Shakespeare
S. F. - City Lights
Portland - Powells
D. C. - Politics & Prose

Can anyone add more and fill in for:

Boston
Philadelphia

Thanks.

forgot to add: Chicago

Elliott Bay Books - Seattle

Green Apple Books - San Francisco

Kramerbooks -- DC

Sarasota News and Books - Sarasota

Chicago: Myopic Books

Dunno how famous it is, but it's pretty solid.

In Boston area (Cambridge) Harvard Book Store

Denver - Tattered Cover

Portland, OR--Powell's

Re Powells, it actually started on 57th St. in Chicago, in the neighborhood of Hyde Park and it is still there. It is, of course, much smaller than the Powells in Portland, which is humongous.

Orcas--True Many people don't realize the history of it. Although it is a great destination right here in OR

I don't think it's famous, but my favorite used book store in Phila. is the Book Trader across from Christ Church near 2nd and Market Sts.

In Sarasota, I like the Main Street Bookshop for their large selection of remaindered books.

My favorite bookstore is the Strand in NYC.

I didn't know that about Powell's starting in Chicago. I always make a beeline to Powell's when I'm in Portland.

Left Bank Books - St. Louis

Prairie Lights in Iowa City

I don't know that Philadelphia has any "famous" bookstores, but we do have some great places to browse and buy books:
- Joe Fox (traditional independent)
- The AIA (American Institute of Architechts)
- Giovanni's Room (LGBT)
- Robin's (lefty politics and culture)
- Wooden Shoe (even leftier)
- the Reading Terminal Cook Book Stall
- Garland of Letters (religion and spirituality)

I won't even get into the fabulous used bookstores in Philadelphia.

Joe Fox? You've... got mail.

That occurred to me too!

And iamq, where is Green Apple Books (I've lived here for 35 years and have never heard of it)?

iamq, I just looked it up (god I love the internet ), and realize that of course, I do know it. I just never knew its name.

Boston: Brattle Book Shop, 9 West Street

http://www.brattlebookshop.com/info.html