Detroit’s First Gift to the World: Eastern Market
Posted By GirlintheD On November 26, 2006 @ 6:16 pm In 7Gifts, Detroit Gifts to the World, Metroblogging Detroit, Other Metblog Cities, Raves | Comments Disabled
For the next seven days, the Metroblogging [1] sites around the globe will be unveiling seven gifts their cities can share with the world – one gift a day for seven days. These gifts can be serious, funny or sarcastic. Kicking things off, Metroblogging Detroit begins with an old Detroit favorite: Eastern Market.
Food-fanatic or not, Detroit’s Eastern Market [2] is a hidden gem – a unique city staple we’re lucky to have.
Located [3] on Russell Street near Gratiot, Eastern Market’s vendors and shops [4] offer nutritious, inexpensive selections, plus tasty meats and cheeses, homemade breads, wine, beer, flowers, antiques and so much more.
Sure, other cities have markets – DC even has its own Eastern Market [5] – but how many have been around since 1841?
And how many are as big as the D’s Eastern? I’m not sure if this is still true, but the 2000 edition of The Detroit Almanac [6] says Detroit’s Eastern Market is the biggest open-air wholesale-retail market in the U.S.
Friendly competition aside, Detroit’s Eastern Market is just a flat-out cool place, one I wish everyone could enjoy. There’s something about heading to the market on Saturdays, spending a few hours with 45,000+ locals in this unique pocket of Detroit that feels like another world. It’s an experience like no other.
For pictures of Detroit’s market, check out the Flickr Eastern Market Photo Pool [7]
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[1] Metroblogging: http://www.metroblogging.com/
[2] Detroit’s Eastern Market: http://www.easternmarket.org/page.cfm/19/
[3] Located: http://www.google.com/maps?hl=en&lr=&q=eastern+market&near=Detroit,+MI&cid=0,0,13489949733937749392&ie=UTF8&z=16&ll=42.344129,-83.038681&spn=0.00728,0.019956&om=1&iwloc=A
[4] Eastern Market’s vendors and shops: http://www.easternmarket.org/pdf/em_map.pdf
[5] DC even has its own Eastern Market: http://dc.metblogs.com/archives/2006/05/its_market_day.phtml
[6] The Detroit Almanac: http://freepressbookstore.stores.yahoo.net/detroitalmanac.html
[7] Flickr Eastern Market Photo Pool: http://www.flickr.com/groups/easternmarket/pool/
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