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Cartopia | |
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The
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Coordinates: 45°30′45″N 122°39′12″W / 45.51250°N 122.65333°W |
Cartopia is a food cart pod (lot of many food trucks) located on the corner of SE 12th Avenue and Hawthorne Boulevard in Southeast Portland, Oregon. [1]
The Cartopia food pod was established in 2008 [2] or 2009. [3] Thrillist says, "Cartopia is exactly as it sounds: a mecca of food trucks and foodies alike, all looking for the one that's going to do them in." [4] The pod has picnic tables, fire pits, and string lights. [5]
The site was slated for redevelopment, [6] [7] [8] after Vic Remmers submitted plans to construct an apartment building. [9] Instead, the landlord offered two-year lease renewals. [10]
Tenants have included:
Condé Nast Traveler has said, "The fact that this pod has its own Wikipedia page should give you some clue about its popularity and longevity." [24]
The cart began selling pies from the Cartopia food cart pod at Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard and 12th Avenue in 2009, with a menu of fried pies stuffed with unusual fillings such as marionberry, peanut butter creme and BBQ brisket and cheese.