Established in 1892, the market has gone through many changes Prior to 1947, for example, the building resembled the popular and better known Central Market of that era. In that year, however, North Market was destroyed in a raging fire. It was replaced within a short time with the Quonset hut structure. In the meantime, North Market demonstrated its staying power, through good times and bad, surviving on a chicken wing and a prayer. Today, the new North Market, bright and shining, is a major attraction of the city - and an important asset of the Short North area.
Customers come from all over Ohio - and beyond.
Some come from as far away as Newark, Springfield, Chillicothe, Marion and, believe it or not, West Virginia. There are organic foods, environ-mentally friendly products, vitamins and honey, ice cream treats, fresh fruit drinks, savory barbecued chickens, little delis with pasta specialties, pizzas, subs, Latin and Near Eastern food specialties, smoked fish, fresh flowers, and almost anything else you're looking for in the way of foodstuffs. There are tables and chairs conveniently located throughout the market for dining fun inside and outside the building. The merchants come early, often before the first light of day. They haul their goods inside in crates, baskets, pails.