North Boulevard at St. Louis
Fresh Produce Here!
Until the 1930s, grocery shopping meant a trip to the city's daily public market. First situated near the Old State Capitol. the market moved to this site in 1857 where it thrived until just before World War II.
Townspeople flocked to the open air marketplace. It featured brick columns and vendor stalls that overflowed with the area's bountiful, year-round crops. In the thirties, the market began to lose customers to emerging grocery stores. Later, the structure was demolished and replaced by a municipal parking lot. The market's bell and iron posts have been preserved the the city's Magnolia Mound Plantation and Historic City Park.
Nearly 60 years after the public market closed, the Red Stick Farmers Market was launched on the same spot. This Saturday market was later moved, and now thrives as a public marketplace at Main and Fifth Streets/
Photos: The Louisiana Collection, State Library of Louisiana.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 30° 26.812′ N, 91° 11.263′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is at the intersection of North Boulevard and St. Louis Street, on the left when
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Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Florida Parishes. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, 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: Frank Hayden (here, next to this marker); Alvin Batiste (here, next to this marker); Pioneers of the Bus Boycott (within shouting distance of this marker); Louisiana's Old State Capitol (within shouting distance of this marker); Oliver Pollock (within shouting distance of this marker); Garner v. Louisiana (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Post Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Early Gunsmith Shop (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baton Rouge.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 260 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 22, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
