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Saint John City Market
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Every Week On: Monday
Every Week On: Tuesday
Every Week On: Wednesday
Every Week On: Thursday
Every Week On: Friday
Location: 47 Charlotte Street, Saint John
Total # of Visits: 2716
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Saint John City Market
When: 6 days a week, Monday through to Saturday - except holidays
Where: Entrances on 47 Charlotte Street and Germain Street, and accessed from the indoor mall area.
Hours: Monday to Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Be sure to visit the oldest market in North America and you'll find the fresh produce of greengrocers, butchers, fresh fish & seafood, bakers, delis and cafés. This is also the perfect location to find Saint John souvenirs and a wide range of beautiful crafts and art.
A popular lunch time destination for city dwellers and visitors alike, this city market has indoor seating and an excellent choice of meals and snacks.
Officially opened in 1876, the original, wrought iron gates still stand at both outdoor entrances to bar access after the closing bell. The bell can still be heard at the beginning and end of every business day.
The Saint John market runs an entire city block from Charlotte Street, to the Germain Street entrance and can also be accessed from the indoor mall area.
Background
The original City Market - Country Market - was open air and located at the foot of King Street at Market Square. The city eventually came to control five markets; a fish market and wharf on Water Street, the Country Market which was a cluster of sheds on Market Street, the Sydney Market which served the Lower Cove Loop, and Haymarket in King Square. King Square was primarily used as a site for livestock markets. As the City Fathers gradually improved the appearance of the square, Haymarket was moved to the eastern outskirts of the city and named Wellington Market (although the Wellington name never caught on). Somewhere in this history, the markets around Market Slip were moved to the present location in the 1840's.
In the style of the times.
In the nineteenth century Saint John was one of the world's leading shipbuilding centers, so it is no surprise that the roof of the City Market resembles the inverted keel of a ship. Hand-hewn timbers and dove-tailed joints that have stood fast for more than century attest to the skill and experience of the builders. Fortunately, the Great Fire of 1877 left the market building undamaged.
Contact: 658-2820
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