For adults, walking into Powell's Sweet Shoppe on Grant Avenue is like taking a walk down memory lane. The sweets stocked at this popular Old Town shop are reminiscent of decades past, some even dating back to the early 1900s. There's a huge selection of these memory-provoking packaged sweets as well as an equally large selection of candy by the pound. Since the shop was opened by Tom Pierce in 2006, every kid in Novato has hoped for a stop there whenever the family visits Old Town. Additionally, many patrons of Powell's Sweet Shoppe come in for the gelato ice cream and cool classic beverages.