May Yours Tread Pleasantly
THE FRENCH MARKET
REBUILT 1936 - 1938
ANCIENT FRENCH MARKET DATES ITS LEGAL
BIRTH FROM SEPTEMBER 10, 1784, WHEN THE
"AUTHORITIES OF JUSTICE AND ADMINISTRATION"
DECIDED THAT ALL RETAILERS IN THE CITY
SHOULD CONDUCT THEIR BUSINESS ON THIS SPOT.
IN 1791 THE FIRST MARKET STRUCTURE WAS
COMPLETED. DESTROYED BY A HURRICANE IN
1812, IT WAS REPLACED IN 1835 BY THE BUILD-
ING NOW HOUSING THE MEAT AND RETAIL
FISH MARKETS. ALTHOUGH THE INTERIOR WAS
MODERNIZED IN 1936 - 1938, THE WALLS AND
SUPPORTING COLUMNS ARE JUST AS ERECTED
IN 1815. OTHER MARKET STRUCTURES WERE BUILT
AT VARIOUS TIMES BETWEEN 1815 AND 1872.
MILLIONS OF FEET HAVE TROD THIS BARTER-
ING SPOT IN CENTURIES OF TRADING, FOR
INDIANS TRADED HERE LONG BEFORE THE
FRENCH CAME. MAY YOURS TREAD PLEASANTLY
HERE AND BRING YOU HAPPINESS.
Submitted by @alwaysreadtheplaque.