Pike Place Market
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Pike Place Market is the city's public market, opened in 1907 on the hill above the bay. It has farmers' stalls, craftspeople and shops on several levels.
Prices too high
In the early 1900s, farmers sold to middlemen who bought and resold at much higher prices. City families paid dearly for their vegetables. City council member Thomas Revelle proposed a city law to create a public market.
The first day
On August 17, 1907, a cloudy Saturday morning, a few carts arrived. The crowd was so big that the farmers sold everything right away.
Farmers from far away
Many farmers were immigrants: Japanese, Italian, German, Chinese and Filipino. They brought fresh vegetables to the market every morning, rain or shine. From the early years the motto was Meet the Producers. Since 1983 craftspeople and street musicians have also had the right to a daily stall.
Saved by the people
In the 1960s some people wanted to tear down the market to put up new buildings. But the people of the city stood up for it. Today it is one of the city's best-known places, always full of life. Under the 1937 clock, locals and tourists meet up.
