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How an industrialist’s granddaughter inspired the Lloyd Center ice rink
How an industrialist’s granddaughter inspired the Lloyd Center ice rink
How an industrialist’s granddaughter inspired the Lloyd Center ice rink

Published on: 04/23/2026

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In a file photo from 2000, Shelby Cravens, 8, practices her routine in a patch of light on the rink at the Ice Chalet at Lloyd Center.An undated photo from the archives of a skater.In a 1960 photo, the caption reads: Charter members of Lloyd's fashionable Hooky Club, Mrs. George Newlands, is shown trying out Lloyd Center ice with Mrs. Richard Von Hagen who was instrumental in having ice as a Lloyd feature.A photo from 1978 of the Lloyd Center Ice Pavilion.An article from 1958 in The Oregonian.The Portland Ice Skating Club at practice at the Lloyd Center's Ice Pavilion in 1962.After a remodel, in a photo from 1991: Skaters Glide Around Lloyd Center Ice Pavilion Rink as shoppers watch from upper levels.A photo from 1960 shows the installation of the Lloyd Center ice rink.Ralph B. Lloyd points to the Holladay Park area where his Lloyd Center was constructed. He began buying land in the 1920s but didn't live to see the project completed.Ice skating rink at Lloyd Center in 1991. OregonianVice President Richard Nixon spoke to a packed audience in 1960, the day before the Lloyd ice rink opened to the public.Theresa Bucher in her wedding photo.Lulu May Lloyd Von Hagen in a photo from The Oregonian in 1960.An illustration from The Oregonian in 1930 showing Ralph B. Lloyd's original vision for the property, a large 24-story hotel.After a year-long renovation the Lloyd Center ice skating rink re-opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony on the morning of Thursday, November 17, 2016. During the renovation the ice rink was reconfigured to an oval shape from its original rectangular form. Machines now produce snowflakes that fall from above on to the ice.Front page of the Sunday Oregonian in 1930 about Ralph B. Lloyd's plans to build a grand hotel.In 1991, skaters glide around Lloyd Center Ice Pavilion.A photo from 1990 shows construction for the new configuration of Lloyd Center.A fashion spread for ice skating clothes from The Oregonian in 1960.A photo form 1989 shows the Lloyd Center renovation in progress.A 1991 photo of Christmas shoppers In line at Lloyd Center to buy hams.From 1990: Workers at the $200 Million remodeling of the Lloyd Center perch on beams high above the old ice ring and stradle boards on its floor as the project winds its way towards completion next summer. Meier & Frank in background continue operations through its own massive remodeling.Lloyd Center ice rink in 1991.In 1960, Pat and Dick Nixon stood on the back of their convertible to greet a huge crowd of well-wishers in front of Nixon's headquarters in downtown Portland during parade from Vancouver to Lloyd Center where he spoke. OregonianFrom 1980: Pausing on ice at Lloyd Center skating rink Sunday are Ehren Olson, Derek Gerber and Heather Gaudry.The Oregonian announcing plans for Lloyd Center mall in 1957.The Oregon Journal announces Ralph Lloyd's plans to build a hotel in 1930.Black Lives Matter demonstrators marched through NE Portland and into the Lloyd Center Mall on Nov. 27, 2015.In a photo from 1968:Black Lives Matter demonstrators marched through NE Portland and into the Lloyd Center Mall on Nov. 27, 2015.Black Lives Matter demonstrators marched through NE Portland and into the Lloyd Center Mall on Nov. 27, 2015.The view from inside the ice skating rink during renovations in 2016.Nathanial Young is a Los Angeles-based musician who played saxophone on the Lloyd Center ice rink for an hour on Tuesday, March 10.Tally Leonard, left, and Jerry Leonard, right, skate at Lloyd Center Ice Rink in Portland on Tuesday, February 10, 2026. The pair have skated at Lloyd Center since 1967.

When Lloyd Center opened on Aug. 1, 1960, it arrived with two national distinctions: It was both the largest shopping mall in the United States and the first to feature an ice-skating rink.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2026/04/how-an-industrialists-granddaughter-inspired-the-lloyd-center-ice-rink.html

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