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Jantzen Beach Center is an outdoor shopping mall located in Portland, Oregon, on Hayden Island in the Columbia River, known as Jantzen Beach SuperCenter from 1996 until about 2012. Opened in 1972 as an indoor mall, sometimes known informally as Jantzen Beach Mall, it was largely torn down in 1995–96 for big box development.
Jantzen Beach Amusement Park was a popular amusement park from 1928 to 1970 in Portland, Oregon, on Hayden Island in the middle of the Columbia River. "The Coney Island of the West" opened on May 26, 1928, as the largest amusement park in the nation, covering over 123 acres (50 ha) at the northern tip of Portland.
An aerial view of part of Hayden Island (in Portland, Oregon), looking south, in 1987. In the middle of the view is Jantzen Beach Center, when it was still an enclosed mall. Since then, it has been torn down and rebuilt as a "big box" type of retail development.
Jantzen Beach, the last operating amusement park, closed in 1970. Tomahawk Island, just off the east tip of Hayden Island, became another amusement park— Lotus Isle —for a few years in the 1930s. Because Oregon does not have a state sales tax , and Washington has one of the higher state sales taxes, it is common practice for people in ...
This is an incomplete list of currently existing shopping centers and malls in the U.S. state of Oregon. ... Jantzen Beach Center: N Portland: 1972: 39: 746,414 [7 ...
b Jantzen Beach Arena was sold to the owners of the Jantzen Beach Shopping Center in 1975 who leased it to Toys "R" Us in 1980. The building was converted into a storefront and the "closed" date refers to when it ceased operations as a sports venue. [7] [107] c Before Vanport Extension College, the buildings were built for World War II purposes.
Jantzen Beach Seaplane Base was a private seaplane base and airport located on Hayden Island in Portland, Oregon, United States. It featured a mile long landing area on the Columbia River and a 3,000 foot by 300 foot gravel runway. The park was owned and operated by the Jantzen Beach Amusement Park.
Map of Clackamas County. Clackamas County (/ ˈ k l æ k ə m ə s / CLAK-ə-məss) is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon.As of the 2020 census, the population was 421,401, making it Oregon's third-most populous county. [1]