Alder Street food cart pod facts for kids

Food carts at the pod in 2013

The Alder Street food cart pod was a famous spot in Portland, Oregon. It was a big group of food carts located at Southwest 10th Avenue and Alder Street. This popular place started in the 1990s. At its busiest, it had about 60 different food carts! People loved visiting it to try all sorts of yummy foods.

The Alder Street food cart pod was known as the biggest one in Portland. It became a really important part of the city's culture. Many people from Portland and visitors enjoyed eating there. It was even featured on a TV show called The Amazing Race in 2008. The show's contestants had to complete a task there during their race around the world.

Sadly, the food cart pod closed in 2019. It had to close because a new building, called Block 216, was going to be built in that spot. Many people in Portland were sad to see it go. Some worried that it might mean the end of street food in the city. However, some of the food carts from Alder Street found new homes. They moved to Ankeny Square, which is a part of the North Park Blocks area.

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  Some of the pod's food carts, 2013