Public market

Public markets are markets, in public spaces, where independent merchants can sell their products to the public. Typical products sold at public markets include fresh produce, baked goods, locally raised meats and dairy products and various other food items and handcrafted goods. Public markets often emphasize foods, clothing, and artisanal products reflective of the ethnicities in their respective regions. They can also serve as popular venues for public events and busking. Public markets are distinct from farmers' markets in that they often feature imported goods.

Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington, looking west on Pike Street from First Avenue

List of public markets

Soulard Market located in St. Louis, Missouri

The Reading Terminal Market in Pennsylvania.

Canada

• The Forks Market - Winnipeg, Manitoba
• Granville Island - Vancouver, British Columbia
• Lonsdale Quay - North Vancouver, British Columbia
• Westminster Quay - New Westminster, British Columbia

Public markets are not a new phenomenon. This city market in Grand Rapids, Michigan, occurred about 1910.

United States

Corridor of fruit and vegetable sellers at the West Side Market in Cleveland, Ohio

• Chattanooga Market - Chattanooga, Tennessee
• City Market (Petersburg, Virginia) - Petersburg, Virginia
• Chicago French Market - Chicago, Illinois
• Dallas Farmers Market - Dallas, Texas
• Detroit Eastern Market - Detroit, Michigan
• Downtown Phoenix Public Market - Phoenix, Arizona
• Eastern Market - Washington, D.C.
• Ferry Building Marketplace - San Francisco, California
• Findlay Market - Cincinnati, Ohio
• French Market - New Orleans, Louisiana
• Grand Central Market - Los Angeles, California
• Grand Central Market - New York, New York
• Haymarket Square - Boston, Massachusetts
• Hollins Market - Baltimore, Maryland
• Lexington Market - Baltimore, Maryland
• Los Angeles Farmers Market - Los Angeles, California
• Midtown Global Market - Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Milwaukee Public Market - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• North Market - Columbus, Ohio
• Pike Place Market - Seattle, Washington
• Portland Public Market - Portland, Oregon
• Reading Terminal Market - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Rochester (New York) Public Market - Rochester, New York
• PNC Second Street Market - Dayton, Ohio
• Soulard Market - St. Louis, Missouri
• Sweet Auburn Curb Market - Atlanta, Georgia
• Union Square Greenmarket - New York, New York
• West Side Market - Cleveland, Ohio

See also

• Farmers' market
• Souk
• Street food
• palengke

External links

• Project for Public Spaces page on public markets
• National Farmers Market Association