Downtown Riverfront in Shreveport in Caddo Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

First City Market

Historic Site

— Shreveport —

First City Market Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 4, 2017

1. First City Market Marker

Inscription. In 1836 Market Street was designated the site of the city market. From 1850 to 1872 the Market House was located in the middle of Market Street from Texas Street north to the alley. On October 4, 1890 Shreveport's electric streetcar service, the first in Louisiana, was inaugurated at the intersection of Texas and Market.

Erected by the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical date for this entry is October 4, 1890.

Location. 32° 30.866′ N, 93° 44.87′ W. Marker is in Shreveport, Louisiana, in Caddo Parish. It is in Downtown Riverfront. It is at the intersection of Market Street (U.S. 71) and Texas Street (U.S. 79/80), on the right when traveling north on Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Shreveport LA 71101, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Louisiana.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

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the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Old CNB Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Turning to the Right (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); CNB Building (about 400 feet away); Cane & Bennett's Trading Post (about 400 feet away); The Pardon (about 500 feet away); Harrison Building (about 500 feet away); Chamber Plaza (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Chamber Plaza (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shreveport.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Shreveport's First Churches (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 4, 2017

2. First City Market Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2017, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 661 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 8, 2017, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.