Boston’s Market District and Haymarket: Yesterday and Today

Today’s Haymarket began as an expansion of Quincy Market in the 1830s and has since witnessed enormous changes in streetscape and demographics. Through it all, the district has served a constant stream of longtime residents, immigrant families, students and tourists. For much of the 1900s, Italian produce vendors’ pushcarts lined both sides of Blackstone Street. Today, Haymarket includes halal butchers, artisanal cheese mongers, and Cambodian fruit sellers. Don’t miss this illustrated lecture by Historic New England’s Kenneth Turino to learn about the vibrant Market District yesterday and today. Book sales and signing will follow the lecture.

Co-Sponsored by Historic New England

Reception at 6:00pm, Lecture at 6:30pm

This program is made possible with funding from the Lowell Institute. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, pre-registration requested at http://osmhapril28-16.bpt.me