The Public Markets

In 1911 the city of New Orleans controlled and/or operated 34 public markets - more than any other city in the United States. Beginning in the 1700s and ranging through the 1940s, public markets in New Orleans included:

The French Market 1830s

In 1865, the following public markets were in operation in New Orleans:

St. Mary's Market, on Tchoupitoulas, between North and South Market streets, and extending to the river

Poydras Market, on Dryades, between Baronne and Rampart

Dryades Market, on Dryades street, between Thalia and Terpsichore streets

Claiborne Market, on Claiborne, between Common and Gasqhet streets

The Meat Market, situated on the Levee, between St. Ann and Dumaine streets

The Vegetable Market, comprising the square bounded by St . Philip, Ursulines, Peter and Decatur streets

The Fruit Market, comprising the square between St. Philip, Decatur and Peter streets

The Tre'me' Market, on Orleans street, between Marais, Villere and Robertson streets

The Port Market, on Levee, corner of Elysian Fields, large

The Washington Market, corner Louisa and Moreau streets

The St. Bernard Market, corner Claiborne and St . Bernard streets

A piece of ground, bounded by Mexico and Dublin streets, and East and West Elysian Fields, left by A. Milne for the erection of a market

Soraparu Market, Soroparu, between Levee and Rousseau

Magazine Market, bounded by Magazine, St. Mary and Camp streets

Ninth Street Market, bounded by Magazine, Camp, Constance and Ninth streets

Ninth Ward Markets included Doullut Behrman, Washington, Guillotte and Zengel.

1880 map of markets - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/New_Orleans_Markets_map_1880.jpg

Source: THE PUBLIC MARKET SYSTEM OF NEW ORLEANS: FOOD DESERTS, FOOD SECURITY, AND FOOD POLITICS
A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the University of New Orleans in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Urban Studies
by Nicole E. Taylor, B.A. University of New Orleans, 2003, May 2005: