The last lap at Lloyd Center: how America is losing its mall ice rinks
The Portland rink where Tonya Harding first skated was an affordable community institution for six decades. Its closure echoes the disappearance of mall ice across the USWhen the Lloyd Center shopping mall first opened its doors in 1960, it boasted a unique feature: an ice rink.
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The Portland rink where Tonya Harding first skated was an affordable community institution for six decades. Its closure echoes the disappearance of mall ice across the USWhen the Lloyd Center shopping mall first opened its doors in 1960, it boasted a unique feature: an ice rink. In the nearly seven decades since, that ice rink – first outdoor, then enclosed by a glass ceiling that sheltered mall-goers from the elements – became a cultural epicenter for Portlanders.Children accompanying parents on errands spotted peers gliding across the ice and begged for lessons. Shoppers, taking a break from the stores, watched idly from the three levels that looked out over the ice.
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- The Portland rink where Tonya Harding first skated was an affordable community institution for six decades. Its closure echoes the disappearance of mall ice across the USWhen the Lloyd Center shopping mall first opened its doors in 1960, it boasted a unique feature: an ice rink.
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The last lap at Lloyd Center: how America is losing its mall ice rinks
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