Construction of the planned shopping center began in 1954."$1,000,000 Cedar Hills Shopping Project Started; Second Phase of Big Center to House 27 Shops" (June 20, 1954). The Sunday Oregonian, section 2, p. 8. Located immediately south of the Sunset Highway, at the northern end of the neighborhood, Cedar Hills Shopping Center opened in April 1955."Cedar Hills Shop Center Opening" (April 3, 1955). The Sunday Oregonian, section 2, p. 7. It originally included a Safeway supermarket (opened in August 1954, months earlier than the remainder of the center),"Outlet Added By Safeway: $250,000 Store Opens in Cedar Hills" (August 22, 1954). The Sunday Oregonian, p. 48. a Rodgers five-and-dime, a Sears catalog store, and several other shops, along with a bank and a gas station. The center's tall neon sign became a local landmark. In 1979, TriMet opened a bus transit center on Wilshire Street, behind the shopping center.Bodine, Harry (June 19, 1979). "Tri-Met west side transfers pass muster". The Oregonian, p. B4. Cedar Hills Transit Center remained in operation for almost 20 years, until replaced by the Sunset Transit Center – located immediately across the Sunset Highway (US 26) freeway from Cedar Hills Shopping Center – in 1998, with the opening of the Westside MAX line. The Sunset TC's construction included a long pedestrian bridge over the freeway, to provide access between the TriMet bus and MAX station and the Cedar Hills neighborhood. In 2009, the Oregon Department of Transportation opened a new Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division (DMV) office in the Cedar Hills Shopping Center, serving as the DMV's Beaverton office, replacing one located on Allen Blvd. in Beaverton proper.
Construction of the planned shopping center began in 1954."$1,000,000 Cedar Hills Shopping Project Started; Second Phase of Big Center to House 27 Shops" (June 20, 1954) The Sunday Oregonian, section 2, p. 8. Located immediately south of the Sunset Highway, at the northern end of the neighborhood, Cedar Hills Shopping Center opened in April 1955."Cedar Hills Shop Center Opening" (April 3, 1955). The Sunday Oregonian, section 2, p. 7. It originally included a Safeway supermarket (opened in August 1954, months earlier than the remainder of the center),"Outlet Added By Safeway: $250,000 Store Opens in Cedar Hills" (August 22, 1954). The Sunday Oregonian, p. 48. a Rodgers five-and-dime, a Sears catalog store and several other shops, along with a bank and a gas station. The center's tall neon sign became a local landmark. In 1979 TriMet opened a bus transit center on Wilshire Street, behind the shopping center.Bodine, Harry (June 19, 1979). "Tri-Met west side transfers pass muster". The Oregonian, p. B4. Cedar Hills Transit Center remained in operation for almost 20 years, until replaced by the Sunset Transit Center – located immediately across the Sunset Highway (US 26) freeway from Cedar Hills Shopping Center – in 1998, with the opening of the Westside MAX line The Sunset TC's construction included a long pedestrian bridge over the freeway, to provide access between the TriMet bus and MAX station and the Cedar Hills neighborhood. In 2009, the Oregon Department of Transportation opened a new Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division (DMV) office in the Cedar Hills Shopping Center, serving as the DMV's Beaverton office, replacing one located on Allen Blvd. in Beaverton proper.