Portland is the home of pop-ups: food vendors and little shops that occupy unused spaces for a day or two, then disappear until the next week (or month, or maybe forever). The latest manifestation of this genre is the Portland Night Market, a collection of many small vendors and a few food carts that, last night and today, took over an empty warehouse near the river and railroad tracks in the Central Eastside Industrial District. This was not a small happening—it claims to be modeled after the Portland Saturday Market and night food markets in Taiwan—it was well advertised, and it drew a large crowd, so it will undoubtedly be repeated. The food offerings were disappointing, but it was interesting to be there to experience the beginnings of a new manifestation of Portlandia.
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