Chinatown in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Reading Terminal Market
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 26, 2022
1. Reading Terminal Market Marker
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Reading Terminal Market. . Built by the Reading Railroad beneath their new train shed in 1892, the Terminal replaced the Franklin and Farmer's Markets (est. 1860) and quickly became a food mecca for both train-riding suburbanites and local residents. After five thriving decades the Market fell on hard times in the 1960s but rebounded in the early 1980s with the introduction of new prepared and ethnic foods as well as specialty goods. Renovated in 1994 as part of the Pennsylvania Convention Center, the Market continues to provide a wide array of products.
Built by the Reading Railroad beneath their new train shed in 1892, the Terminal replaced the Franklin & Farmer's Markets (est. 1860) and quickly became a food mecca for both train-riding suburbanites and local residents. After five thriving decades the Market fell on hard times in the 1960s but rebounded in the early 1980s with the introduction of new prepared and ethnic foods as well as specialty goods. Renovated in 1994 as part of the Pennsylvania Convention Center, the Market continues to provide a wide array of products.
Location. 39° 57.243′ N, 75° 9.576′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Chinatown. Marker is at the intersection of Arch Street (County Road 3007) and North 12th Street, on the right when traveling west on Arch Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1200 Arch Street, Philadelphia PA 19107, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 26, 2022
2. Reading Terminal Market Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 3, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 245 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on March 3, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
