City Liquidators

City Liquidators is a furniture warehouse in the Buckman neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. It was established in 1977 by Walt Pelett, who still owns the company along with his wife, Pam.^[1] The company occupies seven buildings totaling 390,000-square feet.^[2]

City Liquidators

Exterior view in 2017
Founded	1977; 47 years ago (1977) in Portland, Oregon, United States
Founder	Walt Pelett
Headquarters	823 Southeast 3rd Avenue, Portland, Oregon , U.S.
Owners	Walt Pelett Pam Pelett
Website	cityliquidators.com

The store's interior, 2016

Promotion

Walt and Pam's daughter, Emma Pelett, has appeared in ads for the company since she was six weeks old. She served as Miss Oregon USA in 2014, and competed in the Miss USA 2014 competition.^[3]

Reception

The Portland Mercury has said the store "has everything from new and used office furniture to tableware to new home furnishing to weird cheap plastic stuff. You will be amazed."^[4] In an article about Portland's best shopping destinations, the paper said of City Liquidators: "Expect something weird, wonderful, and vast. It's great for furniture, Egyptian sarcophagi, Urkel dolls, office supplies, fabric, dishes, carpet, and so much more."^[5]

The store has been recognized by Willamette Week's "Best of Portland Reader's Poll" multiple times. It received "honorable mention" in the "Best Furniture Store" category in 2015.^[6] In 2016, the company won in the "Best Home Goods Store" category, and placed second in the "Best Furniture" category.^[7] In 2017, City Liquidators placed third in the "Best Home Goods Store" category, and second in the "Best Furniture Store" category.^[8]

City Liquidators has been included in published guides and walking tours of Portland.^[9][10][11]

References

1. "Shopper claims chairs fell on him, accuses City Liquidators of dangerously stored merchandise". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on May 5, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
2. "The Central Question: Can industry, ambition and development mix in Portland's Central Eastside?". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on May 5, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
3. Spitaleri, Ellen. "Becoming a real-life princess". Portland Tribune. Pamplin Media Group. Archived from the original on May 5, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
4. "City Liquidators". The Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on May 5, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
5. "The Best Places in Portland to Shop for... Everything Else". The Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on July 23, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
6. "Best of Portland Readers' Poll". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
7. "Best of Portland Reader's Poll 2016: The Complete List of Winners". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on April 16, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
8. "Here are the Winners of the Best of Portland Readers' Poll 2017". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on January 6, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
9. Foster, Laura O. (2008). Portland City Walks: Twenty Explorations in and Around Town. Timber Press. ISBN 9780881928853. Archived from the original on 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
10. Dresbeck, Rachel (2011-03-01). Insiders' Guide® to Portland, Oregon, 7th. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780762774777. Archived from the original on 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
11. McCollom, Hollyanna (2016-05-10). Moon Portland. Avalon Publishing. ISBN 9781631212796. Archived from the original on 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2018-05-04.

External links

• Official website
• Edmonds, Tom (January 14, 2002). "City Liquidators has a style all its own". Furniture Today.

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