St. Lawrence Market is a major public market in Toronto, Canada. It is located along Front Street East and Jarvis Street in the St. Lawrence neighborhood of downtown Toronto. The public market comprises two sites adjacent to one another west of Jarvis Street, St. Lawrence Market North, and St. Lawrence Market South. St. Lawrence Market South is south of Front Street East, bounded by The Esplanade. St. Lawrence Market North is north of Front Street East, bounded by St. Lawrence Hall to the north.
St. Lawrence Market was first established in the early 19th century, originating from a proclamation that established a designated area near King Street and New Street (later renamed Jarvis Street) for a public market in 1803. Bed Bug Exterminator Toronto
The first buildings erected for the market emerged in 1814, with the first permanent structures built in 1820. The first permanent market building was replaced in 1831 with the first St. Lawrence Market North building. The market also served as one of four post offices in York before 1834. The building was damaged after the Great Fire of Toronto in 1849 and was replaced with a new building in 1851. The market was expanded in the early 1900s, with portions of the former city hall of Toronto being integrated into a new building, opened as St. Lawrence Market South in 1902, and a new matching building erected to replace the north building in 1904. The north building was later replaced with a new building in 1968. In 2016, the north building was demolished to make way for a new building.
The market square space was used as the city hall of Toronto for most of the 19th century, occupying a temporary space at the original market space from 1834 to 1845. Before being renovated for market use, the building on St. Lawrence Market South was used as the municipal city hall from 1845 to 1899 before moving into the newly built city hall building in 1899.
History
By 1803, York, Upper Canada’s population had increased to the point where a public market was needed. Upper Canada Lieutenant Governor Peter Hunter established a weekly market day and designated an area. His proclamation appeared in the November 3, 1803 issue of The Upper Canada Gazette, saying, “Whereas great prejudice hath arisen to the inhabitants of the town and township of York, and of other adjoining townships from no place or day having been set apart for exposing publicly for sale, cattle, sheep, poultry and other provisions, goods and merchandise brought by merchants, farmers and others for the necessary supply of the town of York, and whereas great benefit and advantage might be derived to the inhabitants and others by establishing a weekly market at a place and on a day certain for the purpose aforesaid;”
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