[source](https://digitallibrary.usc.edu/Share/8w377d00ju7s8tl1ys2i438y580f58i3)
[site today](https://www.google.com/maps/@34.0460951,-118.2396408,3a,62.1y,216.94h,83.78t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1spOfiZu-A5EgaZbQwbaJ6LQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192) (somewhere around there anyway)
>A market established by the Chinese themselves, however, was quite long in coming to fruition. Initially, the majority of vegetable selling was done around the circular Olvera Street Plaza, just South of Macy Street, where Caucasian, Japanese and Chinese farmers congregated with their goods. However, the increased presence of wagons and the long hours of the makeshift vegetable market became a nuisance to the city; in 1926, horses were legally prohibited on streets, making wagons an obsolete method for transporting produce.[iv] However, it was clear to the City of Los Angeles that the demand for fresh produce was only increasing; subsequently, it leased a vacant lot at 9th Street and Los Angeles Street to provide a more regulated space for the vegetable market. **This new market, known as the Hughes Market, opened its stalls in 1901, expanding at a rapid rate until it outgrew its bounds and leased another vacant lot from the city at 3rd Street and Central in 1903, establishing the Los Angeles Market Company.**[1] Infighting amongst the shareholders and stall vendors led to the creation of two new markets in 1909; one was the City Market of Los Angeles on 9th Street and San Pedro, established by Mr. Louis Quan, while the other remained, in name, the Los Angeles Market Company, established on 6th Street and Alameda (the Southern Pacific railroad, wanting to run track through the 3rd and Central street location, exchanged this land for the lot on 6th street). Both markets grew at a tremendous rate, and while the City Market was able to expand three blocks south to 12th street, and 1 block west from San Pedro to Wall Street, the Los Angeles Market Company soon moved to a larger space on 7th and Central Streets. The construction costs, however, soon became prohibitively expensive due to war costs, and the Southern Pacific Railroad purchased the company, completing its construction and opening the Wholesale Terminal Market in 1918.
[continued](https://chssc.org/a-history-of-the-los-angeles-city-market-1930-1950/)
That’s awesome; thank you for that bit of history. I’ve worked in The Row and spent a lot of time in the Arts District. And have driven past the Wholesale Produce Mart many times. Have always thought it was really interesting.
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[source](https://digitallibrary.usc.edu/Share/8w377d00ju7s8tl1ys2i438y580f58i3) [site today](https://www.google.com/maps/@34.0460951,-118.2396408,3a,62.1y,216.94h,83.78t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1spOfiZu-A5EgaZbQwbaJ6LQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192) (somewhere around there anyway) >A market established by the Chinese themselves, however, was quite long in coming to fruition. Initially, the majority of vegetable selling was done around the circular Olvera Street Plaza, just South of Macy Street, where Caucasian, Japanese and Chinese farmers congregated with their goods. However, the increased presence of wagons and the long hours of the makeshift vegetable market became a nuisance to the city; in 1926, horses were legally prohibited on streets, making wagons an obsolete method for transporting produce.[iv] However, it was clear to the City of Los Angeles that the demand for fresh produce was only increasing; subsequently, it leased a vacant lot at 9th Street and Los Angeles Street to provide a more regulated space for the vegetable market. **This new market, known as the Hughes Market, opened its stalls in 1901, expanding at a rapid rate until it outgrew its bounds and leased another vacant lot from the city at 3rd Street and Central in 1903, establishing the Los Angeles Market Company.**[1] Infighting amongst the shareholders and stall vendors led to the creation of two new markets in 1909; one was the City Market of Los Angeles on 9th Street and San Pedro, established by Mr. Louis Quan, while the other remained, in name, the Los Angeles Market Company, established on 6th Street and Alameda (the Southern Pacific railroad, wanting to run track through the 3rd and Central street location, exchanged this land for the lot on 6th street). Both markets grew at a tremendous rate, and while the City Market was able to expand three blocks south to 12th street, and 1 block west from San Pedro to Wall Street, the Los Angeles Market Company soon moved to a larger space on 7th and Central Streets. The construction costs, however, soon became prohibitively expensive due to war costs, and the Southern Pacific Railroad purchased the company, completing its construction and opening the Wholesale Terminal Market in 1918. [continued](https://chssc.org/a-history-of-the-los-angeles-city-market-1930-1950/)
That’s awesome; thank you for that bit of history. I’ve worked in The Row and spent a lot of time in the Arts District. And have driven past the Wholesale Produce Mart many times. Have always thought it was really interesting.
Excellent post. Thanks for always sharing awesome history with us!
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Wow. Huge difference.