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{{Short description|Market in Louisiana, United States}}
[[File:French Market, New Orleans.JPG|thumb|300px|Inside the open-air market space north of Ursulines Street]]
[[File:FrenchMarketArchPumpkins6Oct2008.jpg|thumb|The French Market]]▼
The '''French Market''' ({{lang-fr|Marché français}}) is a market and series of commercial buildings spanning six blocks in the [[French Quarter]] of [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]. Founded as a Native American [[trading post]] predating European colonization, the market is the oldest of its kind in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.neworleansonline.com/directory/location.php?locationID=1336|title=French Market {{!}} New Orleans {{!}} Attraction|website=www.neworleansonline.com|access-date=2017-05-22}}</ref> It began where [[Café du Monde]] currently stands and has been rebuilt and renovated a number of times.
[[Image:FrenchMktNewMorningCallCard.jpg|right|thumb|A section of the French Market about 1940]]▼
[[Image:French Market, New Orleans, 1910.jpg|right|thumb|The French Market, 1910]]▼
The market is included on the [[Louisiana African American Heritage Trail]].▼
It stretches just inland from the [[Mississippi River]] in the section of the French Quarter downriver from [[Jackson Square, New Orleans|Jackson Square]], with the famous [[Café du Monde]] at the upriver end, down to the [[flea market]] stalls across from the [[New Orleans Mint]] building.▼
== Amenities and events ==
Individual vendors purveyed many different fresh foods, including raw seafood, through the mid-20th century.
The cafés and bars offer New Orleans [[crawfish]] and other [[seafood]], Cajun food, Creole cooking, desserts, fruits, vegetables, and more. The French Market is also known for hosting some annual events including the [[French Quarter Festival]] and the [[French Market Creole Tomato Festival]].
Rebuilding and renovations have continued into the 21st century. Much of the area formerly housing arcades of roofed but walless merchant stands now houses shops and restaurants separated by doors and walls, and catering to the [[tourism]] industry.▼
The flea market is especially busy on weekends. Free musical events are often given in the French Market. The [[New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park]] office and [[visitor
== History ==
▲The market is included on the [[Louisiana African American Heritage Trail]].
Part of the space has been dedicated as a market since 1791 in the colonial period, but the oldest extant structures date to about 1813.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=St. Germain|first=Sheryl|date=2010|title=Postcards from New Orleans|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-259296683.html|journal=The Mississippi Quarterly|access-date=May 21, 2017}}{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
=== Renovations and rebuilding ===
Major renovations were done by the [[Works Progress Administration]] in the 1930s.
▲Rebuilding and renovations have continued into the 21st century. Much of the area formerly housing arcades of roofed but
=== Name ===
The original market, called "the Meat Shops" or "Meat Market," was the only place within the French Quarter that could sell meat. Only after meat was being sold elsewhere did the name change to the "French Market."<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=jAc7AQAAMAAJ&rdid=book-jAc7AQAAMAAJ&rdot=1|title=The Story of the Old French Market, New Orleans|last=Field|first=Martha Reinhard Smallwood|date=1916|publisher=Compliments of the New Orleans coffee Company|language=en}}</ref>
== Location ==
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==Gallery==
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File:CafeDuMonde-FacingEastfromDacatur.JPG|Cafe Du Monde
File:New Orleans 09 French market performers.jpg|Street performers
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==See also==
*[[Café du Monde]]
*[[Jackson Square (New Orleans)|Jackson Square]]
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.frenchmarket.org/ Official website FrenchMarket.org]▼
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* [http://nutrias.org/inv/fmc1.htm Notes and inventory of French Market records] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210328162800/http://nutrias.org/inv/fmc1.htm |date=2021-03-28 }} at [[New Orleans Public Library]]
▲* [http://www.frenchmarket.org/ Official website]
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