Portland International Airport reopened its main terminal this week after a comprehensive renovation. striking features For the uninitiated, a multitude of massive trees and an artistic canopy Made from Douglas fir from the Yakama Nation of the Pacific Northwest, the Coquille Indian Tribe, the Skokomish Indian Tribe, and the Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua Indian Tribe.
But besides the passengers, a cult favorite is also celebrating its return: the carpet.
“They have applied the 1988 PDX carpet to earrings, sneakers, coasters and even the Blazers jerseys,” the airport said in a statement announcing the return of the fan-inspired flooring. “The design has become as iconic as the White Stag Sign and the ‘Keep Portland Weird’ bumper stickers.”
The Portland newspaper Oregonian reported last year that the renovation Estimated costs of just over $2 billionThe Federal Aviation Administration says PDX is the 33rd busiest airport in the country. 8.1 million passengers boarded the plane last year, and a large proportion of them were looking for a specific thing.
“That’s why, as we redesigned the main terminal, we decided to bring back the iconic carpet to heal the wounds we inflicted on Portland’s civic pride during the great PDX carpet replacement tragedy in 2015,” the airport’s statement said.
When the airport removed its then three-decade-old carpet this year, Portland Monthly reported that the Carpet Mill Outlet chopped the leftovers into commemorative squares and floor mats and a horde of nostalgic souvenir hunters.
“The cars were lined up all along the street,” store manager Kevin Harrison told the magazine.
