the French Market of New Orleans

A 1900s view, transport took the form of horse-drawn wagons, trains, and river boats.

New buildings were built; early 1940s.

The French Market of New Orleans, Louisiana, has existed since 1791, when it was a trading post along the Mississippi River. It thrived and expanded in the 19th century when the merchants organized.  Local farmers would bring produce in horse drawn wagons or trucks that they would park behind the market. Each day the merchants would fill the bins with fruit and at the end of the day, the fruit that was too ripe or that didn't sell would be placed in a box for the animals at the Audubon Zoo.

Before the 1950s, the railway tracks, which used to run right by the market, were moved closer to the river bank where they are today. The buildings were renovated and updated in the 1970s.   There is a book on its history available.