The West Side Market is obviously the best-known market in Cleveland. But local markets were a huge part of the heartbeat of the city in the first half of the 19th century and there were many more providing fresh produce and more to shoppers. Almost every neighborhood and shopping plaza had their own market, whether it was an open-air one like Central Market or a corner storefront like Maroun's Market on Hough Avenue.
These are some of the Cleveland markets of yesteryear, with photos from the late 19th century all the way through the 1960s.
All photos via the Cleveland Memory Project.
Remembering the Cleveland Markets That No Longer Exist
By Brett Zelman on Fri, Jul 28, 2023 at 2:04 pm
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Ontario Street Market, circa 1886-1910.
Hay Market, 1896.
Sheriff Street Market, 1902.
Broadway Avenue Market, 1910.
Euclid Avenue and 46th Street Market, 1915.
Central Avenue Market, 1922.
Crystal Market, Euclid Avenue and East 105th Street, 1925.
R.F. Chylik Quality Market, 3410 Sackett Avenue, 1929.
Sheriff Street Market, 1930.
Central Market, 1932.
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