Salvage Heart

For those passing through the neighborhood who thought this was going to be some sort of reclaimed brick warehouse, wrong. The exposed brick was just getting its lead paint off. And now it's coming down.

We'll always have superheros and snack cakes though.

Here's a piece that I wrote about it, but that didn't run.

The snack cakes have outlasted the warehouse.

The one-time Hostess distribution facility at 103 N. Ivy St. gave way in
mid-January to demolition equipment, but what will replace it remains in question.

Owner Ivy Street Partners LLC, of Woodinville, Wash., had envisioned a mixed-use development blending condominiums, apartments and retail space when it purchased the site in 2006.

But with “market conditions changing,” the project has shifted to an apartment-retail model, says Brendan Lawrence, development manager for the project. Current plans call for approximately 350 units.

The grocery outlet, hailing North Vancouver Street’s morning commuters with discount powdered doughnuts, still stands for now. Hostess has the retail space leased through March 2008, after which time the new owners may tear the store down or use it for construction offices.

Lawrence says that plans could change again, depending on the market, but that the company hopes to go before the city’s Design Review board by late spring.


So anyway...favorite Hostess product? I think I've just discovered a preference for Dolly Madison...Zingers and Donut Gems. And who makes those Orange Cup Cakes (and the baseball-themed ones in summer)? Little Debbie?

Maybe we'll open a separate thread on snack crackers packs. Nekots, anyone?

Labels: Hostess, journalism, Portland, real estate