Located right behind
Faneuil Hall Marketplace in Boston, MA, is Quincy Market, originally named after Mayor Josiah Quincy, who from 1824 to 1826 was recognized as the promoter of the market without going into debt or using any of the people's taxes. The Quincy Market establishment was built as an indoor pavilion of vendor stalls due to Boston's expansion of downtown commercialization, where it served as a wholesale food distribution center for the city until the 1960s.
Historical
Faneuil Hall was the first market in Boston to replace pushcart vendors, offering a waterfront centralized marketplace to produce sellers, merchants, fishermen, and meat distributors. It was here that the early rumblings against Great Britain were brought forth as just one of many local political issues. Today Quincy's market and the Hall are a well-traveled part of Boston's
Freedom Trail. They also are within five-minutes of the
New England Aquarium, the Children's Museum, The
Old State House, and
Paul Revere's HouseA model for modern-day renewal projects in our country and overseas, Quincy Market was earmarked for a total demolition in the early 70s. To prevent this, a group of Bostonians formed an urban renewal project to keep it alive where it remains designed in the Greek revival style in a in a 3-story granite building one step away from being in Greece itself.
Offering clam chowder, fresh oysters, calzones, gourmet soups, frozen yogurt, gelato, or Italian pastries, its food are beyond mouthwatering--able to be enjoyed in the crowded atrium or outside to accompany free entertainment in the
Faneuil Hall area. On the historical cobblestone promenade are a wide variety of entertainer to enjoy, such as bands, mimes, singers, and clowns.
