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Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Boston MA |
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Much more than a marketplace, this is a historic site, entertainment and dining center, people-watching mecca...and boutique corral. |
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The grey granite Quincy Market, named for Boston Mayor Josiah Quincy who had it erected in 1826, is, with historic Faneuil Hall, the centerpiece of Boston's most historic and popular shopping area. It's located right next to Government Center, Haymarket and the North End (map). Quincy Market was Boston's larder for a century before the changing patterns of commerce and provisioning led to its decline. Its restoration in the 1970s, along with the large Greek Revival North Market and South Market buildings on either side, has created the booming Faneuil Hall Marketplace you see today. Be sure to have a look in Faneuil Hall, the historic market building and meeting hall called the "Cradle of Liberty" from all the patriotic gatherings held there. More... Faneuil Hall Marketplace is filled with snack shops, chowder houses, cafes, delis, bakeries and restaurants. If you only want a snack or light lunch, wander through Quincy Market and pick up a freshly-baked bagels, bags of dried apricots, nuts or Turkish figs, fragrant French bread, Italian salads, Chinese finger food, or any of a hundred other treats. If it's raw clams or oysters you crave, drop in for a dozen at the nearby Union Oyster House, America's oldest restaurant (1826)(map). On Friday afternoons and Saturdays, stroll among the costermongers in Boston's Haymarket open-air fruit-and-vegetable (and much more) market just a block to the west. Beacon Hill & Downtown Boston Walking Tour North End & Charlestown Walking Tour |
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Above, Quincy
Market, commercial
centerpiece of Faneuil Hall Marketplace.
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