Alder Street food cart pod explained

Alder Street food cart pod
Image Place:Food carts at SW 10th between Washington and Alder (2013).jpg
Image Caption:An E-san Thai Cuisine food cart and others at the pod in 2013
Location:Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Pushpin Map:Portland

The Alder Street food cart pod was a pod of food carts at the intersection of Southwest 10th Avenue and Alder Street in Portland, Oregon.

Description and history

Established during the 1990s, the popular pod hosted approximately 60 carts at its peak.[1] According to The Columbian, "The Alder Street food cart pod in downtown Portland over the years grew into a central piece of the region's culture."[2] In 2008, the pod appeared on the thirteenth season of The Amazing Race.[3]

The pod was the city's largest, before closing in 2019 for construction of Block 216.[4] [5] In late 2019, Eater Portland Brooke Jackson-Glidden wrote, "Earlier this year, the loss of one of Portland’s most notable food cart pods struck fear into the hearts of many local diners: The closure of the Alder Street food carts was seen as the potential death rattle of the city’s larger street food scene."[6] Some of the carts relocated to Ankeny Square, a section of the North Park Blocks south of Burnside Street.[7] [8] [9] The food pod Cart Blocks opened in Ankeny Square in 2021.[10]

Bing Mi and Shanghai's Best operated food carts at the site.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Powell. Meerah. 2019-06-26. Forced to Move, Portland's Alder Street Food Carts Are Planning for the Future. Oregon Public Broadcasting. 2021-01-28. 2021-02-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20210214161838/https://www.opb.org/news/article/portland-oregon-food-carts-alder-street-development/. live.
  2. Web site: In Our View: Loss of food cart pod bite out of Portland culture. 2019-07-02. The Columbian. 2021-01-28. 2020-09-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20200904002801/https://www.columbian.com/news/2019/jul/02/in-our-view-loss-of-food-cart-pod-bite-out-of-portland-culture/. live.
  3. Web site: Coleman. Patrick Alan. 2008-12-08. Portland Mercury. Amazing Race Through Alder Carts. 2021-01-28. 2015-09-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20150914060802/http://www.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/archives/2008/12/08/amazing_race_through_alder_car. live.
  4. Web site: Ramakrishnan. Jayati. 2019-05-30. Alder Street food cart pod to close June 30. live. 2021-02-27. The Oregonian. en. 2021-02-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20210206161536/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2019/05/alder-street-food-cart-pod-to-close-june-30.html.
  5. Web site: Herron. Elise. 2018-12-20. Willamette Week. Goodbye, Alder Street Food Cart Pod. Hello, Portland's Tallest Hotel. 2021-01-28. 2020-11-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20201127183921/https://www.wweek.com/news/2018/12/20/goodbye-alder-street-food-cart-pod-hello-portlands-tallest-hotel/. live.
  6. Web site: Jackson-Glidden. Brooke. 2019-12-03. The Eliot Neighborhood Will Soon House a Brand-New Food Cart Pod. 2021-02-27. Eater Portland. en. 2021-02-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20210201224916/https://pdx.eater.com/2019/12/3/20994253/cartside-food-cart-pod-portland. live.
  7. Web site: Friedman. Gordon R.. 2019-06-24. Portland officials have a plan to save the Alder Street food cart pod. live. 2021-02-27. The Oregonian. en. 2021-02-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20210206010638/https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2019/06/portland-officials-have-a-plan-to-save-the-alder-street-food-cart-pod.html.
  8. Web site: Jackson-Glidden. Brooke. 2019-07-18. The Alder Street Food Cart Pod Has Nabbed Its New Home by the North Park Blocks. 2021-02-27. Eater Portland. en. 2021-02-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20210208083241/https://pdx.eater.com/2019/7/18/20699422/the-alder-street-food-cart-pod-confirmed-new-location-north-park-blocks. live.
  9. Web site: 2019-07-17. Portland's famous Alder St. Food Cart Pod to move to North Park Blocks. live. 2021-02-27. KATU. 2021-09-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20210923144326/https://katu.com/news/local/portlands-famous-alder-st-food-cart-pod-plans-move-to-north-park-blocks.
  10. Web site: Russell. Michael. Cart Blocks, new home for downtown Portland food carts displaced by Ritz-Carlton, to hold grand opening Saturday. 22 July 2021. 23 July 2021. 23 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210723050622/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2021/07/cart-blocks-new-home-for-downtown-portland-food-carts-displaced-by-ritz-carlton-to-hold-grand-opening-saturday.html. The Oregonian. live.

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