Portland’s mall rink was this couple’s ‘happy place.’ They were its last skaters.
The Lloyd Center ice rink in Portland closed on Saturday, ending a decades‑long community fixture. Longtime skaters Tally and Jerry Leonard, who began skating there in 1967, were among the rink’s last regular patrons. Thousands gathered at the nearly empty mall to say goodbye to the beloved venue.
- ▪Tally and Jerry Leonard started skating at the Lloyd Center in 1967 and continued for about 60 years.
- ▪The Lloyd Center’s ice rink closed on Saturday, marking the end of a city institution.
- ▪Thousands of people assembled at the nearly vacant mall to bid farewell to the rink.
- ▪The couple described the rink as their “happy place.”
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Democracy Dies in DarknessNationalClimateEducationHealthInnovationsInvestigationsNational SecurityObituariesScienceNationalClimateEducationHealthInnovationsInvestigationsNational SecurityObituariesScienceThe 7 logoThe 7LIVEPortland’s mall rink was this couple’s ‘happy place.’ They were its last skaters.Tally and Jerry Leonard first skated at the Lloyd Center in 1967, and they never really stopped. Until the mall closed Saturday.August 10, 2026Make us preferred on GoogleThey fell in love and skated here for 60 years. Now, this shopping mall ice rink just closed. (Video: Michael Hanson, Drea Cornejo/The Washington Post)By Casey ParksPORTLAND, Ore. — Thousands of people packed a nearly vacant mall here Saturday to say goodbye to a city institution.Actually, two institutions. CommentsSign up
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