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Line 1: {{Short description\|Market in Louisiana, United States}} ~~{{unreferenced\|date=January 2010}}~~ [[File:French Market, New Orleans.JPG\|thumb\|300px\|Inside the open-air ~~marketspace~~market space north of Ursulines Street]] The '''French Market''' ({{lang-fr\|Marché français}}) is a market and series of commercial buildings spanning 6six blocks in the [[French Quarter]] of [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]~~, USA~~. 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 ~~the "Cafe~~[[Café du Monde"]] currently stands and has been rebuilt and renovated a number of times. The market is included on the [[Louisiana African American Heritage Trail]].▼ In the past, the "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." Individual vendors purveyed many different fresh foods, including raw seafood, through the mid-20th century. == Amenities and events == The French Market stretches just inland from the [[Mississippi River]] in the section of the French Quarter downriver from [[Jackson Square (New Orleans)\|Jackson Square]], from the [[Café du Monde]] at the upriver end, to the [[flea market]] stalls across from the [[New Orleans Mint]] building.▼ Individual vendors purveyed many different fresh foods, including raw seafood, through the mid-20th century. The cafés and bars ~~here~~ 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]], and the [[Seafood~~ Festival]].▼ While part of this space has been dedicated as a market since 1791 in the colonial period (earlier city markets were at other locations), the oldest extant structures date to about 1813. Major renovations were done by the [[Works Progress Administration]] in the 1930s. 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 center]] is in the French Market.▼ Rebuilding and renovations have continued into the 21st century. Much of the area formerly housing arcades of roofed but wall-less merchant stands now houses shops and restaurants separated by doors and walls, catering to the [[tourism]] industry.▼ == History == ▲The cafés and bars here 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]], the French Market [[Creole Tomato Festival]], and the [[Seafood Festival]]. 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 === ▲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 center]] is in the French Market. 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 wall-less merchant stands now houses shops and restaurants separated by doors and walls, catering to the [[tourism]] industry. ▲The market is included on the [[Louisiana African American Heritage Trail]]. === 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 == ▲The French Market stretches just inland from the [[Mississippi River]] in the section of the French Quarter downriver from [[Jackson Square (New Orleans)\|Jackson Square]], from the [[Café du Monde]] at the upriver end, to the [[flea market]] stalls across from the [[New Orleans Mint]] building.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=Kbm8tL0zOEkC\|title=New Orleans: Facts and Legends\|last=Holmes\|first=Jack David Lazarus\|date=June 10, 2014\|publisher=Pelican Publishing\|isbn=9781455615971\|language=en}}</ref> ==Gallery== Line 24 ⟶ 33: File:CafeDuMonde-FacingEastfromDacatur.JPG\|Cafe Du Monde File:New Orleans 09 French market performers.jpg\|Street performers ~~File:Central Grocery Muffulettas.jpg\|Muffalettas from Central Grocery across from the French Market~~ </gallery> ==See also== [[Café du Monde]] [[Jackson Square (New Orleans)\|Jackson Square]] ==References== <references /> ==External links== * [http://www.frenchmarket.org/ Official website FrenchMarket.org]▼ ~~{{Portal\|New Orleans}}~~ * [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] * [~~http~~https://~~nutrias~~web.archive.org/~~inv~~web/~~fmc1~~20071212214641/http://www.frenchquarter.com/sightseeing/OldFrenchMarket.~~htm~~php French Market ~~historical note~~ on ~~Nutrias~~FrenchQuarter.~~org~~com] * [http://www.frenchquarter.com/sightseeing/OldFrenchMarket.php French Market on FrenchQuarter.com] {{Commons category\|French Market, New Orleans}} {{NOLA Streets}} {{New Orleans}} Line 43 ⟶ 58: [[Category:Louisiana African American Heritage Trail]] [[Category:Works Progress Administration in Louisiana]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in New Orleans~~, Louisiana~~]] [[Category:~~Visitor~~Tourist attractions in New Orleans~~, Louisiana~~]]