# @theoregonian on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq9TuvGtsTO
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/5540512-theoregonian-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-04-13T01:30:09.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Oregonian (@theoregonian) — https://gondola.cc/theoregonian

## Caption

Before the Ritz-Carlton rose 460 feet above downtown Portland, the block where it sits was home to a vibrant, chaotic cluster of food carts. At its peak, the 10th and Alder cart pod served as one of the first places tourists went for a taste of Portland’s celebrated food culture, while simultaneously providing an affordable lunch option for workers downtown.

The developers behind the Block 216 project, which includes the 5-star Ritz-Carlton hotel, luxury condos, office space and a 20th floor fine-dining restaurant, are hoping to capture some of that energy — and, perhaps, utility — via Flock, a new “food gallery” coming to the project’s ground floor.

“The developer asked us to see if we could bring back the old food cart pod, in a way,” said Jae Kim, the local Tous Les Jours franchise owner who helped pick the food hall vendors with partner Daniel Lee.

Click the link in our bio for a full list of vendors.

Photo by SeansPix/The Oregonian

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