The next era of a historic Portland popcorn vendor is upon us.
Joe Brown’s Carmel Corn has been a local fixture for nearly a century. After debuting its original downtown Portland shop in 1932, the family-run business expanded citywide before temporarily shutting down in the wake of World War I.
The company owed its eventual revival to none other than the Lloyd Center, which opened back in 1960 with Joe Brown’s as one of the mall’s original tenants…