The city of Baltimore currently has six public markets across the city. The Baltimore Public Market System is the oldest continuously operating public market system in the United States.[1] Today, the markets are administered by the Baltimore Public Market Corporation, which was established in 1995 as a non-profit organization.[2]
History
[edit]In 1751, twenty years after the founding of Baltimore Town, the first public market house was introduced.[3] Twelve years later, the first market was constructed. At the peak of their operation, there were eleven markets across the city.[4] Responsibility for the markets interchanged to the Baltimore Comptroller's Office in 1857, and then transferred again to the Mayor's Office in 1983.[5]
Current Markets
[edit]Name | Built | Address | Coordinates | Notes |
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Avenue Market ![]() |
1871 | 1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21217 |
39°18′13″N 76°38′09″W / 39.3037°N 76.6357°W | Serves the Upton neighborhood. Originally named Lafayette Market until it was changed in 1996, following an extensive renovation.[6] |
Broadway Market ![]() |
1786 | 1640–41 Aliceanna Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21231 |
39°17′03″N 76°35′36″W / 39.2842°N 76.5934°W | One of the first three markets to serve the city. Originally named Fells Point Market but was then relocated to the center of Broadway.[7] |
Cross Street Market ![]() |
1846 | 1065 S. Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21230 |
39°16′36″N 76°36′48″W / 39.2768°N 76.6133°W | Serves the Federal Hill-SoBo neighborhoods of Baltimore. In 2015, it was announced that the market would be renovated.[8] Work began in 2018, with a reopening in phases beginning in May, 2019.[9] |
Hollins Market ![]() |
1838 | 26 S. Arlington Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21223 |
39°17′15″N 76°38′10″W / 39.2875°N 76.6360°W | Named after the Hollins family of Union Square, who owned the land surrounding the market.[10] |
Lexington Market ![]() |
1782 | 400 W. Lexington Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 |
39°17′29″N 76°37′18″W / 39.2915°N 76.6218°W | Built on land provided by John Eager Howard,[11] this is one of the longest-running public markets in the world. The market also features notable Baltimore foods, such as Berger Cookies and Faidley's Seafood. |
Northeast Market ![]() |
1885 | 2101 E. Monument Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21205 |
39°17′53″N 76°35′15″W / 39.2981°N 76.5876°W | Was constructed nearly 100 years after Broadway Market, during the time of the construction of Johns Hopkins Hospital.[12] |
Defunct Markets
[edit]Name | Built | Address | Coordinates | Notes |
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Centre Market Fish Market |
1787 | 35 Market Place, Baltimore, MD 21202 |
39°17′20″N 76°36′23″W / 39.2890°N 76.6063°W | Originally the market for Baltimore's seafood industry, the structure was renovated and repurposed as Port Discovery Children's Museum in 1998.[13] |
Belair Market | 1871 | Forrest and Orleans Streets, Baltimore, MD 21202 | 39°17′43″N 76°36′16″W / 39.2952°N 76.6044°W | The site of the market is now part of the Old Town Mall development in East Baltimore. |
North Avenue Market | 1928 | 14-34 West North Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21201 |
39°18′41″N 76°37′03″W / 39.3114°N 76.6174°W | The private market included 12 stores and a bowling alley.[14] Since its closing in the 1960s, the structure has been converted for retail and entertainment for Station North Arts and Entertainment District. |
Richmond Market | 1853 | 301 West Read Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 |
39°18′03″N 76°37′14″W / 39.3007°N 76.6205°W | The original structure is now part of the University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus. |
Waverly Market | 1920 | 33rd Street and Greenmount Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21218 |
39°19′41″N 76°36′35″W / 39.3281°N 76.6098°W | Another private market, Waverly Market included a variety of shopping options for North Baltimore residents.[15] |
References
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- ^ "Baltimore Public Markets Corporation". Archived from the original on 2015-06-22. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
- ^ "Baltimore Public Markets Corporation". Archived from the original on 2015-06-22. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
- ^ "Baltimore Public Markets Corporation". Archived from the original on 2015-06-22. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
- ^ "History". Archived from the original on 2015-08-12. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
- ^ "Ave1". Archived from the original on 2015-07-19. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
- ^ "Bwy1". Archived from the original on 2015-06-22. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
- ^ "Developers propose family-oriented Cross Street Market".
- ^ Inc, Younts Design. "Cross Street Market". Retrieved 2019-06-26.
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- ^ "Then and Now: Public Markets". 22 May 2014.
- ^ "Ne1". Archived from the original on 2015-06-17. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
- ^ "Markets Baltimore City".
- ^ "North Avenue Market".
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