CityNerd | Top 10 Public Markets/Mercados in North America: Amazing Public Spaces in Canada, the US, and Mexico @CityNerd | Uploaded December 2021 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
Today's video focuses on a key institution found in cities all over the world and throughout history: the massive, bustling, centrifuges of activity and diversity that are public markets.
Central markets/mercados have been at the heart of cities forever; you could almost say that mercantile exchange is the basic reason cities exist. Urban commerce has changed rapidly over the last 75 years, with the adoption of the automobile leading to dispersion of commercial activity to suburban malls and industrial hinterlands, and the recent rapid adoption of e-commerce and online shopping.
Yet, all over the world, central markets continue to thrive. They're amazing public spaces, and they're a forum for shoppers to come face to face with farmers, craftspeople, fishmongers, buskers, and butchers. Some of the world's most visited places are public markets, including the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul and La Boqueria in Barcelona. People come for the smells, the sights, the sounds, the flavors...and definitely the people-watching.
Today's video spans North America and includes stops at:
- The Ferry Building (San Francisco)
- West Side Market (Cleveland)
- Pike Place Market (Seattle)
- Market Square (San Antonio)
- Mercado La Cruz (Queretaro)
- Grand Central Market (LA)
- Marche Jean-Talon (Montreal)
- Mercado La Merced (CDMX)
- Reading Terminal Market (Philadelphia)
- St. Lawrence Market (Toronto)
- Findlay Market (Cincinnati)
- The Forks (Winnipeg)
- Charleston City Market
Other CityNerd videos referenced:
- Tunnels: youtu.be/POWAulNuX3Y
- Q&A 1: youtu.be/8D_5E8aQqPs
Links referenced:
travelandleisure.com/attractions/landmarks-monuments/worlds-most-visited-tourist-attractions?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Juan_de_Dios_Market
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_de_Abasto
Photo Credits:
Market montage: Video by Thierry BEUVE from Pixabay, Video by Tibor Janosi Mozes from Pixabay
Reading Market food court By Bruce Andersen - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2038476
Ochs (Reading) By Bruce Andersen - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2038480
Inside Reading By Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2036867
Oaxaca 20 Nov interior By ProtoplasmaKid - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=59577447
Hall of Meats By ProtoplasmaKid - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=59577446
Mole de Oaxaca By Eve Flor - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21162844
Oaxacan chapulines (crickets) By DavidConFran - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29679368
Benito Juarez De Nsaum75 de Wikipedia en inglés, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10677630
Granville Isl Market By Jay Esplana - Granville Island Public Market, CC BY 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=71215148
Embarcardero freeway By GeraldPHawkins - This file has been extracted from another file: San Francisco Skyline with Embarcadero Feb 1982., CC BY 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=74819886
Ferry Bldg Interior By Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7521805
Cowgirl Creamery By Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7521778
SF Farmers Market By Daderot - Own work, CC0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39129462
Tortas By Wotancito - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=77884848
Sonora goats By Carlos Adampol Galindo from DF, México - Mercado de Sonora, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45072284
Sonora items By Maurice Marcellin - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2104772
Central de Abasto hallway By AlejandroLinaresGarcia - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14719561
Scene at Central de Abasto By Set Domínguez - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1480573
Central fruit corridor By ProtoplasmaKid - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=46293457
Central entry gate By ProtoplasmaKid - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=46293458
Herbal By AlejandroLinaresGarcia - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16651702
St Lawrence thumb By DXR - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=58393023
La Merced thumb By Comisión Mexicana de Filmaciones from México D. F., México - Mercado de Lamerced, Ciudad de México, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=66033679
Music:
CityNerd background: Caipirinha in Hawaii by Carmen María and Edu Espinal (YouTube music library)
Twitter: @nerd4cities
Instagram: @nerd4cities
Contact: nerd4cities@gmail.com
Today's video focuses on a key institution found in cities all over the world and throughout history: the massive, bustling, centrifuges of activity and diversity that are public markets.
Central markets/mercados have been at the heart of cities forever; you could almost say that mercantile exchange is the basic reason cities exist. Urban commerce has changed rapidly over the last 75 years, with the adoption of the automobile leading to dispersion of commercial activity to suburban malls and industrial hinterlands, and the recent rapid adoption of e-commerce and online shopping.
Yet, all over the world, central markets continue to thrive. They're amazing public spaces, and they're a forum for shoppers to come face to face with farmers, craftspeople, fishmongers, buskers, and butchers. Some of the world's most visited places are public markets, including the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul and La Boqueria in Barcelona. People come for the smells, the sights, the sounds, the flavors...and definitely the people-watching.
Today's video spans North America and includes stops at:
- The Ferry Building (San Francisco)
- West Side Market (Cleveland)
- Pike Place Market (Seattle)
- Market Square (San Antonio)
- Mercado La Cruz (Queretaro)
- Grand Central Market (LA)
- Marche Jean-Talon (Montreal)
- Mercado La Merced (CDMX)
- Reading Terminal Market (Philadelphia)
- St. Lawrence Market (Toronto)
- Findlay Market (Cincinnati)
- The Forks (Winnipeg)
- Charleston City Market
Other CityNerd videos referenced:
- Tunnels: youtu.be/POWAulNuX3Y
- Q&A 1: youtu.be/8D_5E8aQqPs
Links referenced:
travelandleisure.com/attractions/landmarks-monuments/worlds-most-visited-tourist-attractions?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Juan_de_Dios_Market
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_de_Abasto
Photo Credits:
Market montage: Video by Thierry BEUVE from Pixabay, Video by Tibor Janosi Mozes from Pixabay
Reading Market food court By Bruce Andersen - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2038476
Ochs (Reading) By Bruce Andersen - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2038480
Inside Reading By Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2036867
Oaxaca 20 Nov interior By ProtoplasmaKid - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=59577447
Hall of Meats By ProtoplasmaKid - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=59577446
Mole de Oaxaca By Eve Flor - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21162844
Oaxacan chapulines (crickets) By DavidConFran - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29679368
Benito Juarez De Nsaum75 de Wikipedia en inglés, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10677630
Granville Isl Market By Jay Esplana - Granville Island Public Market, CC BY 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=71215148
Embarcardero freeway By GeraldPHawkins - This file has been extracted from another file: San Francisco Skyline with Embarcadero Feb 1982., CC BY 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=74819886
Ferry Bldg Interior By Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7521805
Cowgirl Creamery By Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7521778
SF Farmers Market By Daderot - Own work, CC0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39129462
Tortas By Wotancito - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=77884848
Sonora goats By Carlos Adampol Galindo from DF, México - Mercado de Sonora, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45072284
Sonora items By Maurice Marcellin - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2104772
Central de Abasto hallway By AlejandroLinaresGarcia - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14719561
Scene at Central de Abasto By Set Domínguez - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1480573
Central fruit corridor By ProtoplasmaKid - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=46293457
Central entry gate By ProtoplasmaKid - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=46293458
Herbal By AlejandroLinaresGarcia - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16651702
St Lawrence thumb By DXR - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=58393023
La Merced thumb By Comisión Mexicana de Filmaciones from México D. F., México - Mercado de Lamerced, Ciudad de México, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=66033679
Music:
CityNerd background: Caipirinha in Hawaii by Carmen María and Edu Espinal (YouTube music library)
Twitter: @nerd4cities
Instagram: @nerd4cities
Contact: nerd4cities@gmail.com
