Union Way
Building in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
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Union Way is a corridor and retail gallery in Portland, Oregon, United States.[1] Located along West Burnside Street in the West End district of downtown Portland,[2][3] it is inspired by Paris's glass-roofed retail arcades, according to Condé Nast Traveler.[4]
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Union Way in 2016 | |
 Interactive map of the Union Way area | |
| General information | |
| Location | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Coordinates | 45.5226°N 122.6817°W |
Description and history
Union Way has concrete floors, wood walls, and windows in the ceiling.[4] The corridor connects the Ace Hotel to Powell's Books.[5] It was designed by Lever Architecture, which is based in Portland.[2] Union was converted from an early 20th-century brick garage[6] and replaced two nightclubs:[7] Aura and Red Cap Garage.[8] Union opened in 2013.[9]
Vendors
Vendors have included All Good,[10] Danner, Spruce Apothecary, Steven Alan,[4] and Unless Collective,[11] Self Edge, and Will Leather Goods.[12] Shops have sold products ranging from candy to Japanese denim. Previously, the restaurant Boxer Ramen operated at Union Way's southern end.[13] The ramen restaurant Ikimono later operated in the same space.[5] Swee2o Drinks and Desserts has no seating and operates via take-out only.[14] Wailua Shave Ice operates in Union Way.[2]
Reception
Chris Onstad of the Portland Mercury called Union Way "precious" in 2014.[15] In 2016, Ben Barna of Nylon wrote, "This very impressive feat of urban development takes the traditional, turn-of-the-century European concept of a shopping arcade, and updates it with some very chic, very minimalist Scandinavian design."[12] Carrie Brownstein has said, "It's almost meta, but Union Way both comments on and embodies all of Portland's lifestyle and aesthetic aspirations."[7] Jen Stevenson of Condé Nast Traveler described Union Way as a "beautiful skylight-illuminated, succulent-lined, blonde wood breezeway" and "Portland's answer to Diagon Alley".[16]
