In the late 1800s, Detroit’s Eastern Market was established as a means of allow customers to buy farm produce. Despite the existence of other markets, the Detroit ladies insisted on a cleaner, more gentile place to shop, thus causing the city to move it to its present location on vacated cemetery land. By WWI, wholesale distributers joined independent farmers in the marketspace as a means of handling distressed produce and offering fresh food at reasonable prices. Although the area’s German architecture and more recent artistic flair attract visitors, the availability of quality, healthy food constitutes its real draw.
