Downtown office workers in the know hit the basement Nordstrom Rack on their lunch hour for deals. Open since 1986, the original Rack in Portland is tiny by modern standards and the line of customers waiting to purchase their deals often backs up in the women's lingerie department. Next spring, the Rack is coming out the closet and moving above ground. It's going upscale and hopping across the street to the ODS tower where it will occupy 34,000 SF. I hope its new visibility and posh digs won't destroy its charm.

