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Whither downtown Portland

Experts say each city must find its own solutions

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Fred Leeson
Aug 11, 2025
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Will the Ladd Carriage House be coming back any time soon?

Like other urban centers, downtown Portland suffers today from vacant storefronts, vacant offices and boarded-up windows. Starting in 2020, the COVID pandemic changed office practices and heavily crippled traditional downtown retail and nightlife.

Urbanists realize that major downtowns will not re…

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