Portland’s last Orange Julius is closing after 42 years at Lloyd Center

After 42 years, Portland’s last remaining Orange Julius — and what is likely the second-oldest retail tenant at the Lloyd Center mall — is closing.

The franchise’s owner, Bob Slayton, died May 19 at age 82. He spent nearly his entire adult life working at Lloyd Center, where he got his first job shortly after the mall itself opened in 1960.

He was still working six days a week until he was diagnosed with cancer in February…

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