Portland Is Tearing Down Lloyd Center, and It Feels Like the End of an Era

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Growing up in Oregon, Lloyd Center wasn’t just a mall. It was a landmark of childhood. It was where weekends happened. Where your parents took you when you were bored. Where Christmas felt bigger somehow. Where the echo of your footsteps mixed with the smell of pretzels, pizza, and new clothes straight off the rack.

So hearing that Lloyd Center is set to fully close later this year, with plans to tear down what’s left and replace it with millions of square feet of mixed-use buildings, doesn’t land like just another redevelopment story. It feels personal. Like losing a place that quietly watched you grow up.

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