The Ink Lab
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Alyssa Garcia buttons a custom jacket at The Ink Lab in Portland, Ore., on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026.
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A sign from the No Vacancy project sits in the empty window of a storefront in Old Town, Portland, Ore., on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. The 2025 initiative created by in Prosper Portland and the Old Town Community Association, was started to help fill some of the empty storefronts in the neighborhood.
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Boarded up storefronts in Old Tonw in Portland, Ore., on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026.
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Alyssa Garcia works at The Ink Lab in Portland, Ore., on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. The business' new space in Old Town is undergoing renovations in order to become a retail area.
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The front of CC Slaughters Nightclub and Lounge in Portland, Ore., on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026.
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