Stories about Center Market

Faces & Places of Yesterday / 17.02.2015

Have You Seen the Inside of Center Market in 1910?

Interior view of Center Market showing the interior architecture of the market, a variety of stalls, blurred people, and signs reading "THIS MARKET OPEN EVERY WEEK DAY" and "LADIES' WAITING ROOM LADIES'... 7th St. WING TAKE ELEVATOR."

This is so cool. This is what shopping was like over 100 years ago here in Washington. This shows Center Market on the inside, taken November 23rd, 1910. By the way, the Mexican Revolution started just...

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Faces & Places of Yesterday / 15.10.2014

Constitution Avenue View of Center Market

View of Constitution Avenue NW looking towards Center Market, which occupied the northeast corner of 9th Street NW. Many produce stalls are visible on the northwest corner of that intersection and horse-drawn vehicles are on the cobblestone street.

This is a cool old photo of Center Market. View of Constitution Avenue NW looking towards Center Market, which occupied the northeast corner of 9th Street NW. Many produce stalls are visible on...

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Faces & Places of Yesterday / 12.10.2014

Scene Around Center Market in 1913

Expansive view of Center Market taken from an elevated position on the northeast corner of Indiana Avenue and 7th Street NW. A statue of Major General Winfield Scott Hancock is prominnent on the right side of the image which also features pedestrians, streetcars, horse and carriages, bicycles, and automobile traffic.

What a cool scene from 1913. Expansive view of Center Market taken from an elevated position on the northeast corner of Indiana Avenue and 7th Street NW. A statue of Major General Winfield...

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Faces & Places of Yesterday / 22.05.2013

1909 Views Near Center Market

View of the Center Market of Washington, D.C. from the north entrance of the United States National Museum, now the National Museum of Natural History, on October 16, 1909. There are horse-drawn carriages and carts, vendors, storefronts, and the Old Post Office is in background, center. In the foreground is the large wooden gate to the grounds of the Natural History Building and a small guard house next to it

We are digging up all sorts of great images on the Smithsonian's site. Here's one near Center Market with a view of the Old Post Office Pavilion in the background. View of the...

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Faces & Places of Yesterday / 08.12.2012

Shoppers on Pennsylvania Ave. (1900)

Shoppers at the outdoor food market, 7th Street at Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. View looking up 7th Street, ca. 1900

Here's a great photo to share on a lazy Saturday. ...

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