Clackamas Town Center facts for kids
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| Location | Clackamas, Oregon, United States |
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| Coordinates | 45°26′10″N 122°34′26″W / 45.436°N 122.574°W |
| Address | 12000 SE 82nd Avenue |
| Opening date | March 6, 1981 |
| Developer | The Hahn Company |
| Management | Brookfield Properties Retail Group |
| Owner | Brookfield Properties Retail Group |
| No. of stores and services | 170 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 5 (4 open, 1 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 1,412,631 sq ft (131,237.7 m2) |
| No. of floors | 2 (6 in Parking Garage, 3rd floor mezzanine in former Nordstrom) |
| Parking | 6,800 |
Clackamas Town Center is a large shopping mall that opened in 1981. It is located near Portland, Oregon, in an area called Clackamas in Clackamas County, Oregon. This mall is managed and partly owned by Brookfield Properties Retail Group.
Today, you can find popular stores like JCPenney, Dick's Sporting Goods, Macy's, and a separate Macy's Home/Backstage store here. The mall also has a big 20-screen Century movie theater, perfect for watching the latest films!
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Where is Clackamas Town Center Located?
Even though the mall has a Happy Valley, Oregon mailing address, it's actually in an area that isn't officially part of any city. This is called an unincorporated area.
For a while, the cities of Happy Valley and Milwaukie were both interested in making the mall part of their city. This process is called annexation. In 2012, the cities talked it over. They agreed that the mall and nearby land would eventually become part of Milwaukie.
The History of Clackamas Town Center
How the Mall Was Built and Its Early Days
The Clackamas Town Center officially opened its doors on March 6, 1981. It was built by a company called Ernest W. Hahn, Inc.. The mall was designed to have two levels and lots of shops.
Before the main mall opened, the Meier & Frank store was already open in October 1980. When the mall first opened, it had several big main stores, called "anchors." These included JCPenney, Meier & Frank, Nordstrom, Sears, and Montgomery Ward.
The mall also had fun features like an ice rink and a five-screen movie theater. There was even a branch of the Clackamas County Library inside! Three large cedar sculptures, carved by artist Dudley C. Carter, were also a special part of the mall.
In the 1990s, famous Olympic skater Tonya Harding often practiced her moves on the mall's ice rink.
Over time, some things at the mall changed. Montgomery Ward closed its store in 2001. Then, the ice rink closed in 2003, and the original movie theater closed in 2005.
Big Changes and Expansion in 2007
In 2005, the mall started a huge project to make it bigger and better. The old ice rink area was removed to make space. The special cedar sculptures were also moved.
This big renovation added about 40 new stores and restaurants. Many of these new places were in a new outdoor area called a "lifestyle center." A brand new, much larger 20-screen Century movie theater was also built.
The mall got a fresh new look inside and out. This included new floors, lighting, and furniture. The renovation was finished in late 2007, and the new movie theater opened that December.
In September 2009, a new MAX Light Rail station opened right at the mall. This station is the last stop on the Green Line. It makes it easy for people to get to the mall using public transportation.
Recent Store Changes: Sears and Nordstrom
In 2018, the Sears store at Clackamas Town Center closed its doors. This was part of a plan for Sears to close many stores across the country.
After Sears closed, the space was remodeled. In October 2020, a new Dick's Sporting Goods store opened in that spot.
In May 2020, Nordstrom also announced it would be closing its store at the mall. It officially closed in June 2020. This store had been temporarily closed since March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Main Stores at Clackamas Town Center
These are the large "anchor" stores that help bring shoppers to the mall.
Current Main Stores
- JCPenney (opened 1981)
- Macy's Apparel Store (opened 1980 as Meier & Frank, changed to Macy's in 2006)
- Macy's Home Store (opened 1981 as Montgomery Ward, changed to Meier & Frank Home in 2002, then Macy's in 2006)
- Dick's Sporting Goods (opened 2020)
Former Main Stores
- Copeland Sports (opened 2002, closed 2006)
- Meier & Frank (opened 1980, changed to Macy's in 2006)
- Montgomery Ward (opened 1981, closed 2001)
- Nordstrom (opened 1981, closed 2020, now empty)
- Sears (opened 1981, closed 2018, now Dick's Sporting Goods)
