PDXCarpet

Ahh, the famous carpet. You know you’re top of the pile when you have your own highly rated Unilocal site. Folks check in here and photograph their footwear on the old rug (and the new) and some even buy socks to match. I’m not sure how they established a flavor profile for the PDX carpet IPA, and perhaps I really don’t want to know. I’m sure it’s bitter. The new slogan, «let’s shag baby,» hasn’t quite caught on, but people still seem to like the old carpet.

A carpet for eternity! An «institution!»
Remember when dark green carpeting and/​or upholstery set against salmon colored tablecloths and/​or bedding were «the look» at mid-​line restaurants and chain hotels, especially in this region? Well, if you landed at PDX during that era, then the carpeting would not have been too surprising. However, being in other airports where surfaces are tiled and carpeted in more somber colors, the PDX carpet made me rethink things. And the fact that it’s a Unilocal category that comes up when you pull up the airport itself means it is a local institution and that it means something to people.
The PDX carpet can take on different looks. Could it be the light … or someone’s flash? And, since when has it been replaced and the pattern updated? My introduction to this carpet was when it was a dark aqua/​green color. It was like walking through a meadow as you went from your gate to baggage claim, or vice-​versa. Now, based on the photos and other visits to PDX, the carpet is still green, but it looks slightly different, as if later batches have a different shade and pattern.
I wonder where they make the PDX carpet. Is it made in Dalton, Georgia or is it made locally … and «green» … and sustainable? I wonder if its color could ever be changed. Green is very representative of Oregon between the coast and the Cascade Range. Beyond that, Oregon can be very brown. Green might also be construed as being deferential to the Oregon Ducks, or the university itself. On the other hand, our area, with its major population centers in the Willamette Valley, is fairly earthy-​crunchy. Would people get upset if an earth colored carpeting was installed if remodeling took place?
Either way, I’m a fan because, if anything, the PDX carpet gives PDX its own unique sense of place. On the other hand, I can’t give it that 5^th star because, as a stand alone item, it is fairly obnoxious carpeting you wouldn’t want in your abode and, should they ever rip it out, replace it, and sell pieces just like they sold Pioneer Square bricks, I don’t think I’d be buying any. In closing, when you see that carpeting, there’s no mistaking where you are. And, damn, has it ever held up well!

If Jesus were to manufacture a carpet worthy of his alleged divinity, it would look like the carpet at Portland International Airport. The carpet is a continuous surface which seems to cover all of the indoor space at this major center for local aviation. It has a calm design which utilizes the cool colors that you may have heard about in art class. The firm shape along with those colors is a welcome sign of home after a long trip.
I remember the carpet from my days as a lad. The design stayed in my mind even when I wasn’t in Portland. It’s jagged shapes could almost be construed as a cross with it’s «X» among the subtle religious messages that this carpet could give, but there is hopefully no conspiracy here. The tones are potentially even Native American due to the naturalistic hues.
All hail the carpet in Portland’s airport.

Well of course the PDXCarpet is going to have five stars. Is that even a question?!
I don’t even have much to say on the matter. We all know how awesome it is. I’m literally just typing words here so I can submit my five-​star rating and move on.
Visit the PDXCarpet. Take selfies of your feet. Buy a souvenir carpet mug. Done and done.

There is no other carpet like it, it is truly mesmerizing and an experience everyone must have.

Possibly the only carpet that I’ve ever walked across that has its own Unilocal page.
Completely worth it.
Don’t fall for the new carpet. The new carpet is a lie.
Viva l’originale!

It’s not just carpet, it’s a statement and landmark.
You’ll have to see it in person and listen to the Portland citizens speak of it, to fully understand it’s lore.

Who knew carpet in an airport could captivate an entire city? Only in Portlandia.
If you want it you can get it, earrings, socks cloths you name it!
Keep Portland and it’s carpet weird.

I have to do this. The PDXCarpet at PDX airport has achieved legendary status. Subject of numerous national news stories, a local obsession, the iconic pattern has been emblazoned on everything from t-​shirts to tattoos to beer to shoes. You can buy PDXCarpet socks!
This carpet features a significant design, representing the runways at PDX. The mix of turquoise, royal blue, midnight blue and an almost dark salmon/​pink is aesthetically pleasing. Almost calming.
And they’re tearing it out to put in some god awful green shit.
I had to share my love for this current carpet before it’s gone. You know you’re in Portland when you step off the jetway on to this masterpiece of aviation pile. You know you’re in a place like Portland when you see the gift shop selling PDXCarpet beer, PDXCarpet coasters, PDXCarpet shirts and more.
Carpet, you may be torn from the floors in an unceremonious fashion, but they can never tear the memories of you from my heart.