Yea your generation sure did a whole lot to ensure their kids inherited such a great world eh?

Repent to Jesus Christ “Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” ‭‭John‬ ‭14:6‬ ‭NIV‬‬ h

I couldn't agree more. My mother worked here for many years, and all through grade school, and some of high school, I spent at this mall, visiting with the her co-workers at her store, and then visiting with some of the managers and employees of all the other stores over time, and the restaurants as well. Morrow's Nut House made their own candy on-site, and you could smell it throughout the mall, it was incredible. My mouth Still Waters for some of their confections! It was an open-air Mall back in the sixties and seventies, and at Christmas time, the trees would be so tall, that they would protrude above the buildings, and you could see them from the city and the neighboring areas around the mall, all lit up, even before you got there. It was truly a magical experience! Aladdin restaurant that used to hang over the original and larger ice rink, was amazing, and the bridge connecting the two sides of the mall over the ice rink, was always a treat, but was removed when they sized down the ice rink a few years back. It seems like the place went downhill immediately afterwards. I miss this place terribly, and this broke my heart, as well as brought back fond, fond memories of the past. Thank you for your comments, they were really appreciated, and I could relate to everything you said. Perhaps we saw each other there from time to time?! My best to you, and everyone watching this video, and my best to the future of the Lloyd Center area, whatever happens. A special thanks to the creator of this video, as well. 💗

@@BDBELL101 Wow.

@@iwannabethekid34xc some of us tried. My generation was part of the hippie generation and I thought we were going to change the world. Then the government started handing out free drugs to people and it all just went down the toilet. All of my friends are still liberal, but most of the people that are a little older than I am are extremely conservative and I just don’t get it. You can’t blame me and my friends! We were environmentalists in the late 60s and early 70s when people used to talk about zero population growth. That’s a term I haven’t heard in decades. What happened?

Ty!!!

Same

I learned to skate there when it was still open air.

I talked to guy at the foot locker in the mall. He told me "this is the only mall you buy shoes and might see someone get shot in the mall".

@@lisacastano1064 Do you have any pictures of when you were there?!?! That would be amazing if you could upload a short video of the pics to show us the rink, just block out your face for privacy ! Thanks.

Clackamas when they still had the merry go round was on that path but I’m thankful they turned it around and is still kicking.

@Finessnu2 I think she ment Eastside. Since that's where Loyd center is, the northEAST side. It's on the East side of the Willamette River. Maybe you aren't from here. Me, I was born and raised.

I'm already missing it 😔 ; • (

Repent to Jesus Christ “Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” ‭‭John‬ ‭14:6‬ ‭NIV‬‬ h

Also because clackamas has the theater

H & M and Barnes ares still open...with Joe Browns....the later two are reasons enough for me to keep going.

Younger People rather shop online, thrift or support smaller businesses

I did not know that. Thought I remebered something about a mall in NW

Doubtful. The original Coinop article says a suburb of Portland. Lloyd Center's smack dab in the middle of town.

PDX needs space for a women's shelter that they can't fit downtown so this seems to be the perfect next space for it. I'm sure they're going to take really good care of it. 🤔

@@MickeyMishra nobody gives a fuck we want the rink

eve ting is notn gone there steel good sutff there they just need put bak int he mroe food joints and bring back fly and some mroe sutff

Ty i try

Ted Bundy abducted one of his victims there. The exact part of the garage was torn down and a fitness center was constructed in its place.

I got a ride home from a pirate guy balloon vendor who lost his car...i remember watching him bound like luigi around and across this massive empty garage in the distance looking for his car

@@lynnpayne9519 a friend of mine was shot and killed in that garage only two months ago.

I have tons of them they're too. But you know what? That's exactly what they wanted to take away from everyone and that's why they are moving everybody off of boxes and everything else. Just today the crackerjack boy is now five different crackerjack girls.

I think it is fairly active but not from a retail perspective

Thanks!

Ty ty!

The loss of shopping malls is no big deal but I’ll agree with you on the other things

Hey, we still have Oaks Park... At lease, for now.

Malls still going strong in Texas

Do you recall which dental office you went to? My grandpa used to practice on the 3rd floor

@@noelkbang I'm not sure, but I believe it was Dr. Anderson.

Online shopping and Amazon are to blame. You don't even have to leave your seat and be able to buy even more options. So many malls look like this. I haven't been to a mall in like 20 years because I don't need anything at them. You can't save money at the mall like you can a store you can get coupons for.

@@steveo1240 Every time you go there there’s someone stealing something from the two or three stores that are still open, eh? BTW, nice Black person emoji - I’m sure it’s completely random and unrelated 🙄

@@gregbors8364 Are you assuming Steve isn't black? Are white guys only named Steve?

Do you mean Cedar Hills Crossing or Washington Square or Clackamas Town centre?

@@BendawgLJ I meant Washington square 😂 I live in the city but it always seems busy when I go there . Good day sir

Clackamas Town Center was my brothers’ local mall and I went there often while visiting. Heard it’s not doing good either and considering Mall 205 closed… I wouldn’t be surprised.

Do you not include HAWAII AS THE U.S. JUST CURIOUS BECAUSE YOU SAID IT.

I moved to Hawaii 16 years ago and moved away from there 14 years ago, and both times are over a decade ago, so that can be read as wrong or as completely accurate. It was possible to add one more sentence worth of content to clarify that as a short bio, but the point was that I've been out of the US for over a decade, during which time many malls have failed. Referencing Hawaii more specifically was about mentioning a specific time away from mainland US mall experience. There is a shopping mall in Honolulu I went to many times but it was at the edge of Waikiki, more a tourist sales center than local hangout or retail outlet for residents.

Isn't Hawaii in the U.S.A?

Hawaii is in the US though… sure it’s far and and an island(s) but that doesn’t means it’s not part of the United States 😂

You mean Continental USA...you must be Public Schooled?

omg I forgot about Pioneer Place!

The word “leadership” is lost to those that run/govern and supposedly “work for” PDX.

well another good news, they're going to turn it into a woman's homeless shelter.

That’s condos?? I always thought it was a blimmin old peoples home!!

Stop voting for democrats

@@intentionallyleftblank3016 “blimmin”?

Yea lots of nonwhites in the area and shit lmao

Do you remember anythhing about there being a another lower level parking lot that was filled up or closed down? On the side where the Sears is at? They have this part that is covered in dirt. Do you know what that was? THanks!

I wondered if this was ice rink where Tonya Harding practiced, thanks ffg or mentioning that! Would there have been a comic book store there in mid 1990's by any chance?

Sorry I meant thanks "for" mentioning. 🙂

I was really sad when they closed down tilt . it was the arcade that was right outside the theater.

can you imagine with the people and World War II and all the other Wars after are feeling right now as well with the state of things to? It's such a shame

I loved Portland when happy valley was farmland. Sunnyside was a two lane backroad and Farrells was still open. Oh and Roarkes when they first opened.

If you want a good chance to get ROBBED or jacked in the Lloyd Center area, this is your place. Also the CRAZY illegal street racing going on during the weekends right by the mall with hundreds of hooligans and Portland Police cannot not do a thing because of the size of the crowd, and the restricted use of tear gas, flash bangs. Yep BLOSSOMING into something and it's not going to be better. 🤔

Was very very cool tonight to see the play Happy Days by Samuel Beckett (sold out) performed in the former Victoria secret store. Very very surreal and beautiful and timely and sad all at once fitting to the tone of the ‘absurd theater’ experience

One of my hangouts as well . I'd ride the bus from Beaverton to Lloyd Center and make a day of it , shopping and going out to eat with friends .

Thanks Nancy

The bridge is still there, Tamara and they do put up a nice fake tree and some large ornaments in the ice rink they debuted after the last renovation (carpet updates, LED lights along walkways, uncovering old terrazo style columns).

Tbh idk any other public ice rink around so that might contribute to that

Thank you for those wonderful memories that we both share.

progress is really starting to suck. at least you have some really good memories.

H&M closed. Looks like you can add some more photos to your collection. :-(

Yup he was definitely there before the mall even opened lol, there are still like 6 places open in the food court

No way, i ve walked it as well!

I bought my first mall ninja katana there in the late ninties.

@@whitemagus2000 I was more than likely the manager at that time.

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Really good production, but I might recommend re-recording the voice over stumbles… and of course the pronunciation of “Oregon”. I particularly liked the archival footage and the old KGW broadcast. It should be noted that the reporter, Tom McCall became the governor of Oregon just a few years later.

@@RossOlsonDotCom speaking is very difficult for me due to a busy injury, please be cautious before questioning someone

My apologies if this came across as anything other than constructive. The only reason I even commented was because the vast majority of the production and the voice over work was excellent! The pacing was great, the enthusiasm was spot on, and the consistency was excellent. There were only a two spots where the script was repeated and distracted from the otherwise clean recordings. (And the quality of the audio recording technically is no small feat.)

It is actually physical malls decline. Portland may be declining for other reasons, but mall closures would not really count as one.

So called proud native Oregonians need to be reminded that their beloved Tom "we don't like them outsiders" McCall was NOT a native Oregonian, he was from Massachusetts.

you know the only thing that was really painful is that they took out all of the Great Water except it's that they had outside. It's one of the things I wish they kept the only had a fraction of the stuff I had before and the little fountains as you entered or usually out of order as well.

Rains bullets now days. Don't fool yourselves, your voted leaders did this for you. It's only the beginning. Portland progressive? I guess so. Only in the wrong direction. Move out now while you still have a chance. It's not getting better look around you and tell me I'm wrong. Denial got us in this mess.

Frustrating, right? At least crossing NE Multnomah is fairly easy/safe from the surface lot.

this was one of the reasons why voice Center had so many people shop there because after they got off work this is exactly what they would do to wait out the traffic. When they closed those lots this is exactly what happened.

LLOYD CENTER is not slwoing diein it get new owners if it wa dieing no oen wodo have payed to own it dude but it ge enw owns aons poople are steel going there so no it nto slwonig dieing

Probably lol

Thanks man, I am trying my best

yeah, it's almost like the people who actually did all the work and Care decide to just walk off the job. it's a real mystery

Clackamas Town Center was her usual practice rink, she lived in OC

it must be the patriarchy? ????? 🤣

It's not closed. Not many stores left but I go to school here and quite a few shops are open while I'm there.

it is rather large