Going-out-of-business signs plaster the windows of Gordon's Fireplace Shop at Northeast 33rd and Broadway, but the showroom is still packed with the odd mix of decor and furniture that made the spot a destination.

Owner Gordon Malafouris, who started the company in 1955, is retiring after he was unable to sell the business.

Gordon's was an original Lloyd Center tenant when the mall opened in 1960, said Sharon Sullivan, who oversees the shop. At one point, Malafouris operated 11 fireplace stores in Oregon, Washington and California, she said.

By 1990, only the original store remained, and Malafouris moved it out of the Lloyd Center as the mall was covered and renovated, Sullivan said. He then moved it to its current home, a former aircraft plant visible from I-84.

The showroom is packed with ornate fireplaces, which sit alongside grandfather clocks and under chandeliers. But the store doesn't subscribe to just one aesthetic: ultra-modern furniture shares the space with Asian-inspired decor, and rattan furniture sits beside shiny grills.

The eclectic mix brings in all sorts of people, said Steven Neubauer, who worked at the Lloyd Center store in the late '80s and has remained friends with Malafouris.

The shop has even been a favorite for local set designers, looking for pieces to add to the sets of "Grimm" or "The Librarians," Neubauer said.

The key, he said, was the unique items, which Malafouris picked up at events like trade shows in New York.

"There's no place like this anywhere," he said. "This will never be reproduced."

The store will close after all the merchandise is sold.

-- Anna Marum

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