Lloyd Center- GHOST/DEAD Mall, Final Days?!? Portland, Oregon

Kreepers today we are going to kreep into LLOYD CENTER possibly Oregon's Deadest Mall..Opened in 1960 this place has seen alot.
Let's go check out Lloyd Center before it's too Late
#lloydcenter #DeadMall #ghostmall #portlandoregon #kreepers
#deadmalloregon #ghostmall

[@Danlandia1]

I have so many fond memories of that place as a kid. Joe Brown’s is the only tenant that has been there since the very beginning. In the basement of the Newberry’s (Dollar Tree) there used to be a pet shop that was selling a live monkey they had in the window. So in its heyday you could literally buy a monkey at that mall.

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

Hahaa..I remember the pet stores with all the animals in kennels and such...those were the good old days ...I liked hot dog on a stick too

[@HaightTheGreat]

I remember when Lloyd Center was an outside mall.

[@TeresaElainePhoenixArizona]

UnFortunately 🛒 Online Retail & Deteriorating Standard of Living from Stagnant Wages + Increasing Housing Costs Continue to Erode Our Surroundings. Good Will & "Gently Used" Clothing Stores Thrive.

[@whimsical2223]

im a big fan of the carmel corn if it every closes down ill be really sad .

[@Ratxgirl503]

@@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER the pet store i remember most was Scamps pets. They were a horrible place sold sick puppy mill dogs they where protested and shut down years around 15 years ago

[@evanpatten4101]

This place was the place back in the 90's I still remember the radio and tv commercials, " biggest mall in Oregon". It's so crazy to see it in the state it is now. It just makes me sad. Portland is nothing like it was when I was a kid and this is just another nail in the coffin of the Old True Portland.

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

Thanks ...🕶👍

[@leluseven]

"In the center of the city! In the middle of it all! Lloyd Center...has it all!"

[@bruceschorr3926]

90's you should have seen it in the 60-70's, back when alpenrose dairy would bring storybook lane and the Christmas tree made the one downtown look like a China fake

[@ChoppedLiver]

It's gonna be revitalized in a whole new way. I believe it.

[@bruceschorr3926]

@@ChoppedLiver ya a homeless camp for most people, give them a bus ticket to Portland

[@carolynchurilla1757]

I worked at Woolworths 1961 1962 and part of 1963. I met my husband at Lloyd center. We have been married 58 years. Such a wonderful nostalgic memories of that place.

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

That's really nice

[@oliviaaadrienne]

This makes me so sad!!! Growing up in the area I remember this place being so busy! Portland is changing and this shows it :/

[@guido704u]

Portland R.I.P.....A city that went from the most livable to a toxic garbage dump in 15 years...sad

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

It's still really beautiful in some areas tho

[@cspdx11]

Two of the happiest days of my life. Moving to Pdx in 2000 .. and leaving in 2021. I appreciate the videos a lot though as good nostalgia feelings and some spots are somewhat untouched by the disaster the city has become

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

Thank u

[@nomaderic]

Idk man I just came back from there and it's arguably the most beautiful city I've ever been to

[@blurboards1]

The area around loyd center has been seedy for as long as I can remember. Now instead of it being just in that area, it’s city wide.

[@enchantkeymike8170]

This mall has a lot of good memories for me,moved to Portland Oregon in 1995 ,lived Downtown,I would go to this mall every paid day,I worked at the airport, this mall was packed with people all the time, I loved the food court there ,, I loved the kb toy's and Sam Goodies music, I remember buying my play station there when it came out, I would buy my sunglasses there, loved see's candy, sad seeing the way it is now, I remember eating at that 50s restaurant, it had the best burgers

[@johnmoeller9194]

So sad.... My Father worked for Drake construction when they built this mall in the 60's and then he worked there as head engineer until he retired. I spent many days ice skating and then going down in the maintenance room to meet him after work. This was my childhood memory that's soon to be gone. Still have the photos of the construction of this mall.

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

Wow yes lots of great memories at lloyd..it's still open thru the holidays my guess I'd after the holidays it will close for good. Thanks so much for sharing your memories very nice

[@DialloMoore503]

That’s pretty awesome. Thanks for sharing.

[@nightingalebard]

It's so eerie seeing stores I have a lifetime of memories in all closed down. 😰 Thanks for taking time to make this. I had no clue it got this bad.

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

Thanks 🕶

[@denniscliff2071]

What a shock to see what happened to Lloyd center. I stopped shopping there maybe five years ago because of the crime and bullets flying.

[@davej7458]

That is exactly the problem. Smart People found safer places to do their shopping. I can't blame them. I also avoid dangerous places like in town Portland. The Mayor is inviting us to tell him what's wrong and how to fix Portland. He intentionally made a bad crime problem much worse. Is he clueless or deceitful, or possibly both?

[@wojakgloomer453]

Exactly. It's all Ted wheelers fault

[@philfortner1805]

Its not just Wheeler's fault. Portland has a long history of running downhill. It was a beautiful city but it needs to hit bottom before things will improve. Voters still don't care enough to change it.

[@MysticBlueAcid]

@@davej7458 you have rage and hate in ya.....

[@stephenbray410]

@@davej7458 Then if the mayor has to ask what's wrong with downtown Portland he clearly hasn't done his job.

[@Elaine_S]

Cell phones killed youth socialization, and Amazon/Walmart has killed local retail.

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

Pretty much

[@lyrikhembree8986]

I completely disagree with the phone point, but that aside I feel like the pandemic really was the nail in the coffin for a lot of shopping centers. I went to Lloyd very frequently in 2018/19 and it was always packed, lines out of the stores. That and Clackamas were probably the biggest malls in that area of the city. During the pandemic nobody felt safe at malls and everyone saw a huge increase in online shopping, sales went up by millions. After that everyone kind of chose Clackamas as ''the mall" and nobody I knew would've chosen Lloyd over it.

[@MiserableAmerica]

A lot more than cell phones killed youth socialization

[@melanieevaldi6468]

Blame corporate too

[@lisaknieriem5852]

I’m a native Portlander and I’m so sad that their going to demolish Lloyd Center. It is an iconic mall and was always hoppin back in the day. I grew up going to Lloyd Center and it was open air and Christmas time was the best. Always the smell of Carmel Corn all over the mall. It’s like they want to tear down everything that has a history as to rewrite it and build some “impossible utopia” that will never happen. 🥺💔

[@briansweeney6216]

I know ! So cold around xmas ..and the smell of the candy store in the cold air , nothing like it !

[@karennicholas979]

Not official that it will be demolished. “repurposed “ is the statement coming from the owner.

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

That's correct not demolished

[@wojakgloomer453]

Ted Wheeler caused that shit. And Chloe Eudaily

[@PNWAffliction]

@@karennicholas979 repurposed into a quarantine or homeless facility I wonder.

[@ScareHollow]

Yep the power generators exploded and the others caught fire. My friend is the securitt manager there. The college on the top floor keeps the mall open.....

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

Yeah it's not in the best of times there...hopefully it can stay open.😔🤔

[@lorihuntley836]

My family moved to Portland in 1962 when I was 10. Lloyd Center was THEE place to shop. We were amazed at the large mall concept which was new. I used to ice skate there from time to time. I left in 1975 when I joined the Air Force and haven’t been back there to live but came back several times to visit family. It is so sad to see what has happened to Portland with lost businesses, homeless encampments, high crime, etc. It just breaks my heart! I sincerely hope they can bring it back.

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

Thanks so much for such a nice comment Lori

[@williamdukeofnormandy1403]

RIP, Lloyd Center.

[@RainInTheSummer]

I almost started crying when I saw See's was gone. So much wonderful memories as a kid and i'm only 22. I was hoping I could have more adventures at Lloyd in the future but man... this is so sad to see

[@stephenphillips9392]

That is so sad! I loved that mall. It’s in a sad state now. I would go there allot not that many years ago. They say change is good but I think not always. Thanks Kreeper for sharing.

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

I know right..hopefully they can keep the mall, but maybe some all local vendors would be cool like an indoor Saturday market during the holidays...keep the food too always a treat, a little spendy for the O Julius..but 👍..thanks bud

[@cherylcampbell9369]

@@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER it would be a great farmer's and craft market.

[@starguy2718]

When I lived in Portland, I went to Lloyd Center on a regular basis. Then I moved to the Couv, and now almost never even go to Portland. Had no idea that Lloyd Center was in such a sad state.

[@ccloudleaf]

how the mall in vancouver off 500? i had multiple jobs there, can't imagine its in a steller spot

[@cspdx11]

Portland peaked around 2005 and been on a slide down ever since

[@MikailahWeaver]

Portland was climbing until 2019 and then got hit like a freight train

[@Con-40-Fused]

1994...I was 12. I visited this mall for the 1st & only time and played "Primal Rage" in an Arcade that overlooked the skating rink. The mall was packed, the arcade machine was ginormous & it shook my body with it's bass... I'll never forget that night. Great upload.

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

Awesome .,great memories to cherish..thanks so much for the kind words

[@ccloudleaf]

Primal Rage, good choice!

[@nunyerbidness6417]

The arcade was called TILT. At the back of the food court next to the theaters.

[@Fuuucckt]

I heard things were getting bad at the lloyd center but I didn't expect this! Always been a sketchy spot across the street and around, but the mall in itself was relatively safe, oh and the ice rink!!! They closed the Ice Rink in sherwood too and now this one is gone as well. Most bowling alleys are on their way out too. End of an era for sure.

[@wojakgloomer453]

It's cause the stupid politicians let criminals and tweakers and psychopaths roam the streets

[@lindadonovan2684]

When it opened it was the biggest shopping mall of its kind in the US , not just Oregon. Heartbreaking ❤️‍🩹

[@venittabrown1958]

I was so proud to say I lived in portland because of this great mall. High school lunch hide away

[@davidfuller764]

!

[@DialloMoore503]

@@venittabrown1958 You attended Benson?

[@venittabrown1958]

@@DialloMoore503 heck e naw bruh... I attended the then WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL WAHI COLONIALS hoowahhhhh

[@venittabrown1958]

@@DialloMoore503 but thanks for asking.

[@michellenorthington5872]

I remember being a little girl going to Lloyd Center every year for Ice Skating!!! I LOVED IT!!!

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

Remember Tonya harding skating there too😄

[@americanmilitiaman88]

We are living history. These malls were the place to be in the 90s. Most of them now are gasping their final breath. Cant really say it was online sales and amazon that crushed it. It is a combination of things. Maybe its something in us that changed. Having less stuff is now trending . 2020 did a number on alot of small businesses and wrecked the ones barely holding on prior

[@into.the.wood.chipper.]

This should be ample proof that consumerism is not sustainable.

[@chihuahuagyna2115]

This is one of things sad to see what Portland is now aside form the homeless. 😩

[@holybatwingsbatman]

Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I haven't even thought of Lloyds Center in 20 years. So sad to see society changing like this.

[@christianjon8064]

Woodburn outlets and online put em out of business. Plus the safety issues from the crowd here were probably the nail in the coffin

[@AndysRetailExploration]

Haven't been to this mall since September of 2019. Dang, things has changed a lot. The makeup store near the end of the video used to be an Ulta Beauty. I recall seeing that store when it was in business. I'd like to go back to this place once again. Great video man!

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

Not much going on..be safe it's a sketchy area sometimes..thanks buddy

[@vw64manyrd]

the first big store on the right when you entered was Sears. We opened that store in 1999 as I recall. Thanks for the memories

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

Oh that's right it was sears...wow its been quite sometime..thanks bud

[@michaelshultz1590]

@@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER Before that it was JC Penny from 1960 to 1998.

[@michaelshultz1590]

I remember that. I bought a pair of Cerwin Vega speakers from that Sears back in 1999.

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

I think there's still a jc penny at Clackamas, thanks for the info appericate it

[@michaelshultz1590]

@@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER Yes. That location is still there. ☺️👍

[@makingconnections777]

These sort of videos are like journalism for the apocalypse. History being recorded

[@DialloMoore503]

Well said.

[@sleekbobo4699]

Y’all remember when Lloyd had two fucking gamestops? Time sure flies 😪

[@demosthenes317]

Yeah I remember, I was at the upper level one camping out to get the Zelda 3DS system. Good times.

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

Hahahaa...rad

[@fancyclancy17]

Sure do!

[@TheMiaOrange]

Yes, I remember.

[@dexxxhundo1365]

I remember and they told me they didn't have a different Xbox 360 bc mine died first day I got it from Lloyd... The manager honored my warranty and drove to gateway location for me... Super cool

[@jacobmiller2454]

This is what most of the malls in major cities in America have become empty businesses. It’s just another sign of my youth disappearing in front of me. Makes me wondering how long before The whole city is a ghost town

[@nightfangs2910]

I'm in Massachusetts, many malls on the east coast have met the same fate, sucks, at 55 many stores I grew up with are gone

[@jacobmiller2454]

@@nightfangs2910 Yes I know in the south it’s all disappearing and basically everywhere and everything that I grew up with just gone I don’t know why but it is what it is

[@nightfangs2910]

@@jacobmiller2454 people 30 and under order everything on the internet as time goes on brick and mortar stores will all be gone, exception will be home Depot and Lowes stores no one's going to online order 20sheets of plywood or 20 80lb bags of cement

[@GH-oi2jf]

I went there in the early 1960s when it was new. As you said, the skating rink was open to the outside air, but there was a roof to protect from rain. The was an air door leading into Meier and Frank, which was pretty cool. All the stores, really, were open to outside air, just as they are downtown, but on a pedestrian mall instead of streets. There were crowds of people. It was nice.

[@debbieanderson6740]

I haven't been to lloyd center since 1995. I remember going to lloyds in the 70s and 80s as a kid. Meier and Frank was my favorite. Miss the old Portland. Visited pdx about 2 months ago. Almost a shell of its former self. I can see beauty in ashes, but why was it allowed to sink so low? Government?

[@debbieanderson6740]

@Finessnu2 ok true. But now we have homeless everywhere and nothing seems to be done about it. Is this a government or social issue. Who is in charge?

[@user-uy3eq5hg1s]

The Portland government thinks they're being humanitarians by letting homeless people take over our streets.. what they're really doing is having school children watch homeless people shoot up every day and making our city look like a dump. Only a matter of time before the government here starts supporting criminals too. We definitely need new leadership.

[@JimsKitschKitchen]

This is extremely sad- I knew mall 205 was sad-,but this really does break my heart

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Wow it's so sad looking now. Used to be my favorite mall back in the day. Lots of memories of my grandma taking me shopping there and having lunch at Billy Heartbeats. Thanks for showing us what it looks like now.

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

Hey guys😎 so good to see ya...yep it's definitely sad..seen better days for sure, lots of memories for me too, I remember watching tonya harding skate there while eating hot dog on a stick and sipping orange Julius..lol

[@PhantomBugler]

Suncoast was the only reason I would make visits to Lloyd Center. Bums me out that its gone.

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

I hear that

[@benjaminwild2393]

Suncoast was one of the main reasons I would go down there

[@Drknnja]

Creating housing in place of the anchors would help create the critical inflow of people needed to allow these facilities to survive.

[@lzcrazyzl6443]

I used to work at an ingraving shop after school. It was always packed and the 50s dinner was poppin. Miss those days for sure.

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

I bet..me too my friend me too, I have a bunch of good memories of going there with people I loved to get cool stuff. Appreciate the comment..happy holidays to u and peace

[@ayosgsauce]

Great video man, this is much better than what CNN reports.

[@lisaknieriem5852]

🤣😂🤣 that’s true

[@dexxxhundo1365]

CNN don't want the world to see their utopia dying come on now

[@areamooncat51]

hard to believe how lively Portland was just even back in 2011. the mall was super crowded with people. my friends would hang out in Lloyd Center. It was such fun memories. sad that Portland is dying. :(

[@strangerwildernessoregon3164]

Was so busy in my high school days. Was quite a place. Kate Brown has ruined our state along with the series of shit mayor's we've had.

[@karriewhitman4326]

I wish Meir and Frank never sold out to Macy's.

[@BlueGoat682]

I remember Lloyd Center well. Before I left Portland 30+ years ago I lived in an apartment that was only about 3 blocks away. Its kind of shocking to see what has happened. When I lived there the neighborhood was completely safe. There was a brand new modern movie theater that was nearby also. I wonder if thats even still open? I knew that downtown Portland has turned into a s*** hole but apparently the decay is spreading out into the city itself. Its a shame because Portland was such a cool place to live when I was there. R.I.P. Portland.

[@MrsAprillaM]

Yes, the outside Lloyd imax theater is still opened, thankfully, but not the inside Lloyd theater; that one has been closed for quite some time. All so sad. (Saturday 1/1/2022)

[@BlueGoat682]

@@MrsAprillaM So then am I correct then in assuming it was a "certain ethnic criminal element" that brought about the demise of the once great Lloyd Center?

[@MrsAprillaM]

@@BlueGoat682 I don't believe it was a certain ethnic criminal element; I believe people's buying habits have changed; moved to online purchases. I also believe that many different ethnic groups have fallen into drug addiction & homelessness; not being able to afford mall items &/or not even having the interest to do so because of addiction. A lot has changed; it breaks my heart. It's like there's a spirit of destruction upon Portland itself; it's oh so different now. (Lunes, el 3 de Enero 2022).

[@BlueGoat682]

@@MrsAprillaM I lived in Portland for several years but I moved to Florida from there 31 years ago. I have been back to visit but my last visit was several years ago and everything seemed to be pretty normal then. Its really a shame to see what has happened to the city and especially the downtown area because that was always such a point of pride. Portland always was a bit quirky and fun but it sounds like the city has imploded on itself Hopefully Portland will find way to "repair" itself before its too late.

[@jazzmystic23]

This is the perfect example of what has happened to all of Portland. A derelict mall in a derelict city. Portland, OR, R.I.P.

[@nautilusjohn]

F that nonsense. Our city is still one of the most desirable places to live. Stay away.

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

My favorite store when I was a kid was KB TOYS..do u guys remember them?

[@lisad476]

Oh Hells yea..mine to and the 2 video game stores there. Toys r Us there...what fun!!!!

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

@@lisad476 so much fun I loved Toys r us too ....it was so fun going around Christmas time and look at all the cool new toys and stuff

[@lisad476]

Oh yes it was.

[@denjameslong]

KB was always my first stop when i went there

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

So fun and always had cool candy up front

[@Ballieanimation]

Tanya Harding ice skated in the clackamas mall

[@scotthjackson5651]

Glad to see you got an Orange Julius. Brings back good memories. Thanks for the vid.

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

Hey thanks so much Scott. Yeah I was kind of thinking it may be the last time....unfortunately I was right it's gone as of Sept 2022...

[@nunyerbidness6417]

3:24 Kassab jewelers. 3:37 Sears 2 floors.( Penny's before that). 3:53 Marshalls. (There was a Ross near the DMV). 4:27 The Men's Wearhouse. Super Shots didn't last long it was Ben Bridge Jewelers. 5:22 DMV was gone a long time. And no, there were not wait times of hours at any Portland DMV. They were the most professional and fastest anywhere. Somewhere in your panning was a Forever 21 and a Sunglasses Hut. 6:02 was a pet store. 6:11 Spencer Gifts. 6:47 didn't last long. Never heard of it. 7:10 I think was a Starbucks, formerly a high end knife and cutlery joint. (Camelot?) 7:48 Orange Julius and Van Duyn chocolates. 8:12 a toy store with science toys, kits, models, etc. 8:23 Red Wing Shoes. 8:50 mall customer service. 9:03 Macy's 3 floors.9:17 don't know DEB but formerly a record and CD store. 9:24 optical to the left and Nordstrom on the back wall (3 floors) 9:54 theaters at the back, TILT arcade next to it. Food court had changes over the years. There was a great Indian place, Let's Talk Turkey, taco hell or taco slime, mcdees, a good Italian fast food place, teriyaki, Chinese, many others. 11:53 they cut the ice skating rink in half in the disastrous bankrupting remodel they did a few years ago, the death knell of Lloyd Center. 12:35 if you hang out there for a little while you will still see a few birds. 12:09 as-seen-on-tv store. 14:03 every vendor that wasn't a corporate whore store would vie for your attention with tasty samples. 14:48 if you didn't want to deal with the lines and pissy public restrooms in the food court you coukd go down that hall to the one near the professional offices.15:04 Orange Julius moved to the food court from the lower level. 15:58 that ice rink is 1/3 the size of the old one. There was a nice candy store behind it. 16:50 I think that was the luggage store. 17:48 one of those was RadioShack. 17:54 all those theft detectors wow. 18:15 Kay Jewelers, no way was Jamba Juice that big it was just the kiosk. 19:15 there were so many clothing and shoe stores. 20:04 Super Cuts. 21:18 Suncoast was cool. There was a Eddie Bauer to the left of that after the KB Toys. 21:58 the other side of Marshalls was Sears before that it was JCPenney's. 22:05 there was the upper entrance for Stanford's restaurant there. So that is gone too.

[@GeorgeGlass298]

I'm so sad about malls being gone but to be honest I rarely spent money in them because everything was too expensive. I used to love going to the mall. But it really changed when the arcade, bookstore, the sword shop and all of the good places shut down It just was never the same. Once Mrs Fields cookies was gone all the malls started to decline.

[@clairebeane3455]

My heart is broken over this. It is bad enough to see my city in its current state, but to now see the mall of so many of my childhood memories on the verge of complete closure makes my heart sick. Sooooo many memories. ❤️💔❤️

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

Very true

[@jamesmurray8558]

Use to be my hang out when I was in town.Walk from my uncle house.

[@BryanDorr]

Diner was Billy Heartbeats. It was fantastic. There was a cinema up on third level before it was turned into a medical center. Sad to see the decay. Clackamas Town Center is holding strong.

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

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[@what_Love_Drew_forth]

Sad to see. Me and the hoodlums used to love this mall.

[@mr.woowoo8826]

“The malls are the soon-to-be ghost towns. Well, so long, farewell, goodbye.” -Modest Mouse

[@LB-ty6ks]

I remember the days when you were lucky to find a parking space. The occasional gang shooting. Oh the memories.

[@barbarakoeppe2623]

In the late 70s i used to shop at newberrys at the loyd center

[@PassportAdam]

Him not knowing what these closed stores once was just answers his question "what happened?" You (and everyone else) stopped going

[@AminahSpencer]

My first job was there at Nordstrom, the beginning of my career in luxury market cosmetics.

[@angelchild4942]

I remember when The Lloyd Center was safe and fun. One child did John Whatever-it-Was for acting on the top floor. We all ice skated; once, dropped a stuffed animal from a top floor and had to frantically rescue my child's 'friend' amidst a crowd of other kind and happy shoppers. All this near 16 years ago. In the meantime violence crept in. Then the pandemic and racial unrest coupled with a strong antifa following... RIP PDX

[@angelchild4942]

I may be mixing malls with the acting school... oops...

[@amandad6782]

No not really. There was and is a pandemic. Malls are dying everywhere. How nice you try to blame it on protests. The mall downtown is still open.

[@ChoppedLiver]

I lived in Astoria in the 70's and I never came to Portland without having a skate at the Lloyd Center ice rink. Got to go get some caramel corn!

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

Good call😄

[@ChoppedLiver]

The city has plans. I think it will be a lively area again one day.

[@ChoppedLiver]

I stopped going to Orange Julius when they stopped putting an egg in the mix, that's how old I am. Salmonella be damned!

[@ChoppedLiver]

Aw man, I loved the Made In Oregon store!

[@SamSung-jv3jm]

I remember visiting back in Dec 2018. Even then it was on its last leg. Im a firm believer in repurposing dead malls for low-income housing.

[@muscleymanarts]

I haven't been to the Lloyd Center since before 2000. With the Clackamas Town Center literally a mile from my house I haven't been there either - it's been almost 10 years I think.

[@birdnest5814]

Sad that so many places are closed all over the country 😢

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

Really is bird..I spent a ton of time there as a teen...will be missed if it does close

[@deborahlangnese7645]

I was 8 years old when it opened.

[@bluedancelilly]

The middle of the mall is still strong --- Barnes and Noble, Forever 21, Ross and the ice rink. Its the wings that are dying except for Ulta. The downfall of the Lloyd Center wasn't just online shopping and the pandemic, but also the expensive renovation they did about 5 years ago that made them have to raise the rents. It was a bad idea. I know the person who was hired to redesign it. Beautiful job, but made the rents too high for many of the stores to stay.

[@comradeconrad3636]

Right around the time they re did the ice rink? Makes sense actually.

[@sissywalker1955]

I heard they are gonna turn it into apartments for the people who ran it down and stole which caused most of the businesses to close.

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

Pretty sad

[@sissywalker1955]

@Finessnu2 yeah well my wife owned two stores in mall so I think I have a little more insight!

[@sissywalker1955]

@Finessnu2 Washington and she owned them 20 years. But our insurance was so high due to criminal activity and our theft was about a third of our product. The last 5 years we were open were the worst, we closed two years ago. And it's a shame we paid our employees about 5 over min. So that's 25 or so jobs gone. And we no longer spend any money in that community.

[@karriewhitman4326]

I was Mrs. Claus there from 2004-2006 with Santa. So sad to see the entire city of Portland gone. Multiple things contributed to this. Covid, online shopping, bad city run government, ........on and on and on.☹️☹️☹️

[@MrsAprillaM]

Are you Mrs. Claus anywhere else during the holiday season? 1/1/2022 Saturday.

[@EjWillYum]

Thank you for sharing your videos...love it to kreep with ya ❤

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

Thank very cool of ya🕶👍

[@MrTBoneMalone]

Wow, I know that things at Lloyd center had slowed down, but I had no idea it was that dead. This really shows how much our buying habits have changed. Sad.

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

Yup lots of good memories is all that's left pretty much...sad day for old portland..thanks buddy who knows maybe it will change

[@CappyIsCool]

My most recent visit to that mall (which is not my local mall) was with my dad back on the 3rd of this month (4 days after the mall reopened after the electrical fire early of last month). On the top floor of the old Marshalls, I noticed that some people inside (including a child) with some clothes inside. And also, it is pretty interesting that there was a DMV there. Apparently, the office has been closed for nearly a decade. Despite me living in Portland my whole life, my first time going to that mall was around the beginning of 2013 (which I was 9 around that time, though I turned 10 in 2013). I even remember that there was a movie theater (despite there already being a movie theater right outside the mall) and a video arcade right by the food court. (Apologies for the long comment.)

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

Love the comment...never too long bud, yes that's right there was an arcade there...I think the theater across the street is still functional..but yes it's been closed inside the mall for quite sometime now..good times there..thanks for the memories cappy you rock

[@CappyIsCool]

My pleasure! And thank you! 😀

[@plantmaster3339]

The sad part is all the stores you see that have closed were business that paid, TAXES. Now, we have … AMAZON that pays ZERO dollars 💵in taxes. DISGUSTING!!!!!!!!!!

[@stevethemechanic8099]

That place was THE mall, Lots of good memories. Also, That 1950s style diner was called Billy Heartbeats 10:33

[@themayflower1657]

It sure does not need to be turned in to a major league baseball stadium

[@HaightTheGreat]

Yikes. My childhood is officially dead. I think I've been in Lloyd Center like 3 times in the last 10 years. I never understood why they called themselves the biggest mall in Oregon when they weren't the biggest mall in Portland. Jantzen Beach was bigger. Clackamas was bigger and the mall with the Tesla store in it is huge.

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

I'm guessing it was back when there wasn't another malls built..yeah lloyd will always have a special place in my heart

[@trailhopper883]

Before the others, IT WAS THE BIGGEST MALL. Might want to read books about it. I once had one I would show people in Texas. Just saying.. But, perhaps " I'm fake news".

[@evanpatten4101]

Clackamas and Washington square both used to be alot smaller. Clackamas had a huge renovation in 2008 and Washington Square in the mid 2010's. Washington square used to basically have nothing. People only went there for cheese cake factory. Lloyd center was the mall back in the day. My dad used to tell me stories how he used to pick berries at the farm where Clackamas Town center is. That was the country when Lloyd center was built.

[@Rckstrroma5]

Washington square

[@gregbors8364]

Wow this is sad. I wonder if I could get a book about it delivered by Amazon? 🤔

[@DeaconsUniverse]

That's crazy! Well at least you know where to go if a zombie apocalypse breaks out.

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

Lol..it's pretty much like that on the outside of the mall already...🤣🤔🧟‍♂️🧟‍♂️🧟‍♂️🧟‍♂️

[@BeingMe23]

@@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER It would make a cool haunted mall for Halloween

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

Oh most definitely...I think they did it one year there actually 🤔

[@americanmilitiaman88]

Portland had so much potential but never utilized it. I live on the other side of the river and I rarely go over there.

[@kad3e3]

It’s scary here

[@americanmilitiaman88]

@@kad3e3 its has certainly changed alot since when I was younger. Back then the homeless were not violent or agressive. We would go over there. When I moved back after my time in the military me and my buddy would go to bars in down town. That was 2013. Last couple years I seen it sink low. A friend of mine was almost chopped up by a bum wielding an axe. I go there cause my job sends me there sometimes and it is sketchy.

[@stewartxp2400]

To all those choosing to live out there, I truly hope you're able find a way to happily exist on a daily basis and improve the lives of those around you. Good luck

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

Peace and love be with u

[@br0ken1g4]

I remember whenever my family from California came over to Beaverton to visit us we always went to Lloyd center every year now we stopped since last year

[@cj-qn8ou]

Too bad that Malls charged so much for rent space, that businesses actually found it cheaper to rent a building..

[@CappyIsCool]

I tried looking up information about the See's Candies store at Mall 205 as you mentioned in the video. Couldn't seem to find any. I was never in the interior part of Mall 205, which is now gone, so I can't be sure if it ever had a See's Candies store there.

[@73challenger5031]

As a kid in the 60's, my Dad would load us up in the station wagon in Hillsboro and we'd drive into Portland to LC for some Christmas fun. We'd walk the entire mall and enjoy the music, decorations and the skaters and always got a box of caramel corn for the ride home. In 1981, I rented an apartment, 3 blocks away from there and used to go watch kids playing organized hockey at the rink(it was a full size rink back then.) At night, my roommate and I, would skateboard through the parking garage. Across Broadway there was an Engine House Pizza parlor where we ate a lot of pizza and played video games. Those were the days! I think the main reason no one wants to hand out at LC anymore is because Portland is a mess. Crime and homeless all over that town and nobody wants to drive into town and have their car messed with. Also, Washington Square mall and Clackamas Town Center are still viable choices if you like shopping malls, although Sears is gone, which sucks.

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

Was that pizza place in an old fire station? Thanks for sharing this.

[@lisad476]

😥ohhhh no...I spent alot of time over the years there before covid. Lots of amazing memories....I'll miss it...TY Chris

[@KingofBeasts444]

Well that's depressing I remember when I was four I saw Mulan in that theater. The theater isn't even there anymore. There used to be a McDonald's which was giving out beanie babies I got a snake in my sister got a cat. One of my strongest early childhood memories.

[@seanx3999]

Miss the old Portland

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

Me too

[@Robpoolgaming]

I remember walking through this old Portland as a small 10 year old kid. I remember being wowed by that city. Now I’m 27 and I’m like I enjoy looking at it from a far when I drive past it. But just being there is eh. Not the same happy Portland vibes I used to get. Heck I get better vibes being in Tigard, Vancouver, and Newport.

[@raulperez5781]

Portland Oregon is changing alot 😥

[@23lunacat]

I have been to that mall so many times and I’ve never seen that old school diner, that’s really cool

[@MrMtr999]

Wow.. do you know why are there so many closed stores or abandoned shops in there? I used to live in Portland 20 something years ago, Lloyd center mall was very vibrant and crowded, the ice skating ring was packed. What happened?

[@magsd5234]

I feel so sad. I haven't been out much because the pandemic scares me and I'm high risk, it's a crazy reality check to see this. How things have changed... How many jobs that are lost per ghost shop. Wishing everyone safety and health. Thank you for sharing this!!

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

Thank u💓

[@maryhensley2597]

When Nordstrom Store closed it's doors everything started to unravel, then Macy's closed, no anchors! Crime and Covid, plus no city leadership! Loved shopping and lunching with friends, very sad!

[@ciachef14]

Thanks to Amazon 😍😍😍

[@eder7468]

I still remember the old movie theater and arcade that was on the 3rd floor, it's sad to see how low this place has gone. At least chicken connection is still running

[@paulbecket7399]

Lloyd center has been going down hill for a very long time.The begining of the end started when the started to lose all their anchor stores like JC penny then Meier and Frank sold out to some other company and Sears left and then Nordstrom. I was the manager of the Excalibur Cutlery store in Lloyd Center (for ten years) but when Washington Sq. forced us out by selling our spot to some one else and not letting us use a different spot we closed that store and then had to declare bankruptcy since the Washington Sq. store was our A store, but even before that Lloyd mall was going down hill. It's very sad I can remember when I was a kid Lloyd mall was great with all kinds of toy stores and department stores. That end of the mall you showed at first was mostly clothing stores and shoe stores (and a pet store and a couple of board game stores).

[@marleiseturner4689]

So sad. My son worked in a cookie place on the second level when he was a kid. One time a gang shooting happened and it was a “duck and cover” situation. He called me after it was all clear, his voice shaking and everyone was really shaken up. We used to go ice skating there and had a blast. This was 37 years ago when it was open air and cold. So much fun skating with the sky above especially when it was snowing. This is where Tonya Harding grew up ice skating. No more Honey Baked Ham restaurant there😟 You did an excellent job on this video! Thanks for walking us through……..wow the memories.

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

They are having a tree lighting inside the mall today, and yes honey baked ham Company will be on hand..one last Christmas at Lloyd🎅

[@talkswithdave]

I never got to see Lloyd Center in it's prime. As a SoCal transplant, I've seen big malls, little malls, fancy malls, ghetto malls, and my first Lloyd experience left me feeling like it had ticked off all of those boxes at once. Only ever went twice after seeing no real reason to return. And the park after dark, just no.

[@DialloMoore503]

Well said. Grew up there, but live in Los Angeles now. Where at in SoCal are you from?

[@briansweeney6216]

I played broom hockey in the mid 80s there ... sorry dude tonya skated golden skate and clack ..

[@frannyy9309]

I used to work at the Nordstrom’s there. Weird to see it empty.

[@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER]

I did too at the Clackamas coffee bar

[@brandileigh_thepoet]

I think the last time I was at the Lloydd Center was in 1999 and I really loved that mall. I saw Tonya Harding at Clackamus all the time... did she go to Lloyd too? It's so weird to see this so empty. It's so sad. That retro restaurant I remember going to with my parents and sitting in those vinyl booths. It was so cool but I don't remember the name.

[@oneknight55]

I grew up 20 miles west (Forest Grove) and the Lloyd Center was the "go to mall" when I was a kid. This is so sad. I left Oregon 19 years ago, because I saw the handwriting on the wall. =-(

[@ricardorodriguez3503]

Before Covid, we loved going to the Lloyd Center, it was our first stop entering Portland. Its so sad the mall is basically dead. If I remember right, the store to right of Marshalls was Sears. The hamburger place, I think it was called Johnny Rocket or something like this. Well its pretty sad, we would eat at the food court and practically spend 1/2 a day or more at the mall. Is Ross still open? Thanks for you video.

[@AugustPDX]

Man I used to skate here so often as a kid. Usually every Friday night, and during summers I joined the rink-ran day camp. They gave us two 90 minutes ice sessions each day and on Fridays I would go back for another 2-3 hours later in the evening, paying extra to join a public skate. I played ice hockey as a kid up until high school and a good portion of my footwork and agility on the ice I can attribute to my time spent at Lloyd Center. I will definitely miss it as well as the ability for the public to be exposed to ice sports near the heart of the city

[@augusthoerth1373]

Hello there august I’m august too!

[@AugustPDX]

@@augusthoerth1373 awesome man it's rare I see someone with a similar first name. Much love 🙌🏼