Last week, I looked at Benjamin F. Graham’s time as Eastern Market master. We paused in 1900, when the issue of lack of space was raised. Graham’s report to the commissioners in 1902 elaborates: There are eighty stalls in the market, and a cafe, from which all the revenue is derived. The stalls are on […]
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I am currently working on a short article on the history of Eastern Market, so I’ve gone through my notes from my talk last month to see which aspects of its stories I have not yet fully researched. One of the men involved in the market who deserved a deeper look was the contractor, Henry […]
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In researching Eastern Market in the run-up to its 150th anniversary, I was struck by how little I knew about the guy who actually built the market. We all know about Adolph Cluss, the architect, and plenty has been written about Joseph Carroll, who was the driving force behind it, but the actual builder? Not […]