That carpet is the “iconic” Portland International Airport carpet, originally installed in 1988.It is a heady ‘80s design, teal with blue, purple and red lines and dots, meant to represent ...

And Hill insists the main color of the carpet is green, not teal. “I kind of cringe when I hear it called teal because, to me, it’s not teal,” she said.

In 2015, the ‘80s carpet was replaced with a decidedly less teal design. Though reminiscent of the original, the replacement’s background is a darker green and its design is almost universally ...