Description: Lancaster, PENNSYLVANIA - East King Street - Central Market: Lancaster is a city in and the county seat of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and one of the oldest inland cities in the United States. With a population at the 2020 census of 58,039, it ranks 11th in population among Pennsylvania's municipalities. The Lancaster metropolitan area population is 552,984, making it the 104th-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. and second-largest in the South Central Pennsylvania area. Lancaster is a hub of Pennsylvania's Dutch Country. Lancaster is located 59 miles (95 km) southwest of Allentown and 61 miles (98 km) west of Philadelphia. In the center of the city was a 120 square foot lot designated as a public market which eventually gave birth to what we who live in Lancaster call Lancaster Central Market. Over time the size of the market and the number of vendors has changed, but at one time there were about 400 vendors in Lancaster's Central Market. From 1818 until after WWI several "curb markets" sprung up around the town. These markets saw local farmers and merchants setting up their wagons on the curb to sell their goods. Then in 1889 the area designated as Central Market saw a market house built in the Romanesque Revival architecture. It has become one of Lancaster's treasures and was designated as one of the "Great Public Places" in America in 1995. Lancaster Central Market is the oldest continuously operating farmer's market in America. A number of other areas of the city also had market houses which developed on the spots designated by James Hamilton in the early 1700s. This Divided Back Era (1907-15) postcard features one such market. The card is in good condition but shows some edge wear. Leighton & Valentine Co. New York City. No. 216646.
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Size: Standard (5.5x3.5 in)
Material: Paper
City: Lancaster
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Brand/Publisher: Leighton & Valentine Co.
Subject: Central Market
Continent: North America
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Era: Divided Back (1907-1915)
Region: Pennsylvania
Country: United States
Theme: Aerial View, Agriculture, Architecture, Cities & Towns, Cultures & Ethnicities, Landscapes, Occupational, Pennsylvania's Dutch Country.
Features: Panoramic
Time Period Manufactured: 1900-1919
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Postage Condition: Unposted
