{"id":55,"date":"2016-07-01T04:08:02","date_gmt":"2016-07-01T04:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nehsjc.org\/therevolutionary\/?p=55"},"modified":"2016-07-01T21:41:47","modified_gmt":"2016-07-01T21:41:47","slug":"quincy-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nehsjc.org\/therevolutionary\/quincy-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Quincy Market Celebrates 40 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Stephane Silva<\/strong><\/p>\n

Quincy Market will be even more popular this summer.<\/p>\n

Boston\u2019s modern-day Quincy Market will celebrate its 40th anniversary in August. The celebration marks the re-launch of the market as a place for restaurants. The celebration will include musical performances, a car show, and a mobile Red Sox truck.<\/p>\n

Quincy Market, which opened in 1826, was deteriorating and there were plans to demolish it. However, architect Ben Thompson, and developer James Rouse fought to get it restored and redeveloped. In 1976, after 10 years, it opened as the marketplace that tourists and Bostonians know today.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone was completely floored. Nobody expected the crowds that came,\u201d said Jane Thompson, the widow of Ben Thompson, according to the current Faneuil Hall Marketplace Neighborhood Guide. \u201cPeople came out in droves and wanted to see what all the excitement was about.\u201d<\/p>\n

Faneuil Hall, where Quincy Market is located, was built in 1742, according to Chelsey Cain, one of the National Park Service rangers who gives tours of the marketplace. Cain said Faneuil Hall is sometimes called the Cradle of Liberty and \u201cit became a place to come and discuss ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n

Faneuil Hall is made up of four parts, the Hall, Quincy Market and North and South markets.
\nFor most of its existence, Quincy Market was a meat market, a grocery and fruit and vegetable oasis.<\/p>\n