Just an attempt to fire up the ol memory machine.
The first surf shop in the NW I ever went to was Cleanline Seaside. That was probably in 1984. Josh was the man and always made me and my brothers feel right at home. I usually bought all my ripcurl suits from him.
Ricky Young Surf Shop in Bellevue, WA was my go to in WA. Loved talking story with Ricky and he shaped me a nice custom back in 97.
Gorge has been super convenient and I like the owners, now I buy most of my stuff from them.
Cleanline Cannon is where I pick up wax if needed.
I dont see there being a big enough market in PDX for another shop, but if I were independently wealthy, I would probably open my own just for shits and giggles.