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HAWTHORNE ASYLUM
By Charity Doyl obile food vending dates to as early as 1866 with the creation of the “ chuck wagon ” to feed roaming cattlemen in Texas . The chuck wagon is a symbol of the rugged individualism and can-do spirit of the American frontier and in the course of time has evolved into what we know as a food truck .
Unlike other cities ’ mobile food trucks , most carts in Portland , Oregon stay in groups dubbed “ pods ,” making it a snap to sample several foods at a time . Opened in 2019 , the Hawthorne Asylum Food Truck Pod delivers a diversity of flavors for both the relaxed diner and the adventuresome gourmand .
Hawthorne Asylum , located at the site of the former Hawthorne Asylum hospital , is
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