Lloyd Center, Portland OR 1963

This authentic 1960s color photograph, captured in 1963, highlights the beautifully landscaped pedestrian areas of Lloyd Center in Portland, Oregon. The archival image features the charming storefront of Van Duyn Candies, complete with its signature yellow-and-white striped awning and stylized diamond-shaped signage. In the foreground, the mall’s multi-level “open-air” design is on full display, showcasing a sunken garden filled with blooming pink roses and a rectangular concrete fountain. The backdrop is dominated by a massive, windowless red brick wall, a common architectural feature of the mall’s larger anchor buildings. Designed to be a “city within a city,” Lloyd Center integrated high-end retail with extensive greenery and public art to create a relaxing environment for shoppers. While the local Van Duyn brand has a long-standing history in the Pacific Northwest, this specific storefront and the surrounding open-air gardens were altered when the mall was fully enclosed and modernized in the early 1990s. This factual record preserves the original mid-century charm and pioneering landscape architecture of what was once the largest shopping center in the world. All our images are available as royalty-free instant downloads for use in books, media, and creative projects – or make your own prints for home, work, or as a truly unique gift.