READING TERMINAL MARKET: PHILADELPHIA, PA. WOULD YOU EAT IN THIS HISTORICAL MARKET? APRIL 19, 2024😳

Reading Terminal Market is an enclosed public market located at 12th and Arch Streets in Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It opened originally in 1893 under the elevated train shed of the Reading Railroad Company after the city of Philadelphia advocated to move public markets from the streets into indoor facilities for both safety and sanitary reasons.
When the Center City Commuter Connection was completed in 1984, the Reading Terminal ceased operating as a train station, impacting foot traffic at the Market. The Reading Company then proposed using the Reading Terminal complex as the site for a new convention center. The site was chosen for the convention center, and in 1990 the Company transferred title to the complex to the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority. Presently, the Market still occupies the ground floor and basement levels of the Reading Terminal's former train shed which is now part of the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Vendor stalls occupy the ground floor with entrances on Filbert Street to the South, Twelfth Street to the West, and Arch Street to the North. The stalls are arranged in a grid pattern with an open area in the center with tables and seating. Over one hundred merchants offer fresh produce, meats, fish, artisan cheese, groceries, ice cream, flowers, grilled cheese, baked goods, smoothies, crafts, books, clothing, and specialty and ethnic foods. Two of the vendors are descendants of original merchants from the initial opening in the late 1800s. The basement floor of the market holds the refrigerated storage area for vendor use. The storage area was considered state-of-the-art when it was built, in 1893. Currently, the market is open every day of the week, although the Pennsylvania Dutch merchants (a small but significant minority) generally do not operate Sunday through Tuesday.
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[@roxbury97]

Wow! So many options! Clearly a very popular spot.

[@Soloque04]

Very interesting place…the smells of the different foods was amazing…and the place was PACKED!

[@VesaJay]

Thank you for that.....

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You’re welcome…where are you viewing from?

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@@Soloque04 Houston now

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Thanks to Ann Richards for the suggestion of touring the Reading Terminal Market…😊

[@VesaJay]

All I can say is I miss traveling and I miss coming to this market. The Reading Market will always have a special place with me.

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My first time there and it was amazing…😊

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@@Soloque04 wait.....are you from Philly?

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@@VesaJayno…I’m actually from Newark, NJ 😊

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@@Soloque04 I mean that's close though