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36-634: The buying and selling of livestock in early Toronto was done at St. Lawrence Market beginning in 1803. Most livestock came from farmers near Toronto. With the arrival of trains, livestock from further sources could be sold in Toronto. In 1877 the cattle trade moved from the cramped quarters of the city market to a location next to the Grand Trunk Railway at what is now Wellington Street West and Tecumseth Street. Trade of sheep, pigs would eventually be moved over and by 1887 odor and pollution at

72-426: A new building at Queen and Bay Street. Part of the old City Hall was incorporated into a new building in 1904. At the same time, the 1851 north market building was torn down and replaced with a new building similar to the new south building. A canopy was built between the north and south buildings and this was torn down in the 1950s. The north market building was replaced with a simple single floor building in 1968, and

108-535: A new building to be used for the same purposes as the old one. On June 7, 2010, then-Mayor David Miller announced the winners of the design competition for a building to replace the existing North Market. The winning design was by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners in a joint venture with Adamson Associates . Richard Rogers of the Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners architectural firm is also responsible for Paris ' Centre Georges Pompidou (also known as

144-500: Is a major public market in Toronto , Ontario , Canada. It is located along Front Street East and Jarvis Street in the St. Lawrence neighbourhood of downtown Toronto . The public market is made up of two sites adjacent to one another west of Jarvis Street, St. Lawrence Market North , and St. Lawrence Market South . St. Lawrence Market South is situated south of Front Street East, and

180-424: Is bounded by The Esplanade to the south. St. Lawrence Market North is situated north of Front Street East, and is 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. The first buildings erected for

216-738: Is located in a single storey pre-fabricated fabric structure on the parking lot south of the South Market Building at 125 The Esplanade opened on July 11, 2015. The temporary site will be used pending the completion of the permanent structure on Front Street. Market Lane Park is located on the west side of the North Market Building and St. Lawrence Hall . With the closure of (formerly West Market as well as Market Square as Market Street ran on southside - now known as The Esplanade) Market Street between King and Front Streets, under City of Toronto By-laws 291-67 and 40-70,

252-486: Is now under construction. The St. Lawrence Market combines the North building, the St. Lawrence Hall and the St. Lawrence Market South building. A market has operated at King St. and Jarvis St. since the area was designated the "Market Block" by Upper Canada Lieutenant-Governor Peter Hunter in 1803. The first permanent farmers' market building was built on the south side of King Street at Jarvis Street shortly after. It

288-444: The St. Lawrence Market Gallery . The South building dates from 1845, has been rebuilt twice, and still incorporates a section of its original building that was used as Toronto City Hall from 1845. By 1803, the population of York, Upper Canada 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

324-706: The 1930s and prompted the Government of Ontario to takeover in 1944. Renamed Ontario Stockyards . the site would become the largest in North America and the only government owned facility in Canada. The Canada Packers would replace Davies and also move to the Stockyards site. In 1960, the City of Toronto sold their abattoir to Quality Meat Packers. The growth of the area of West Toronto and Niagara area prompted

360-532: 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

396-478: The Pompidou Centre). The proposed new building was four stories tall and would feature an arcade and will be a complex of three buildings. The new building includes office space which will be used for municipal courts and a 250-space parking garage underground. The project schedule first envisioned a completion in 2018. The 1968 building was slated to be demolished late 2010, but City Council balked at

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432-611: The Western site became an issue. There was also competition from various abattoirs located in the city including: The market would be destroyed by a fire in 1908 and rebuilt shortly after. Various abattoirs would relocate to the Junction area including Harris Abattoir Company (1913), Gunns Limited (1907) and Swift Canadian (1911). Ownership of Union Stockyards from Harris (merged with Davies and Gunn in 1927 to form Canada Packers ) and Swift were sold to US-based United Stockyards in

468-401: The bay. The plot set aside for the market was 5.5 acres (2.2 ha). The market square was the centre of the city's social life where auctions took place and public punishments were carried out. In the earliest days of the town, when slavery was still legal, this included auctions of black slaves. Town bylaws prohibited the selling of butter, eggs, fish, meat, poultry, and vegetables between

504-447: The block between Richmond, Adelaide, Brant and Maud streets was built in 1850 and is now a park. The first St. Lawrence market building, a temporary shelter, 24 feet (7.3 m) by 36 feet (11 m) was built in 1814. The first permanent structure was built in 1820. In 1823, the town's first public well was dug on the property. In 1831, the wooden market building was torn down and a quadrangular brick building with arched entrances at

540-434: 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. Until 2015 there were two buildings in the complex, with different purposes. Until it was demolished to make way for redevelopment, St. Lawrence Market North , on the north side of Front St, hosted weekly farmer's markets and antique markets. Several buildings housed

576-549: The city's decision to close Market Street to vehicular traffic. A Sunday Variety Market and New Antique Market have replaced it. There is also an outdoor Christmas trees and holiday green market offered daily from mid-November to December 24. In the early 2000s, the City of Toronto did a review of the Market's operations and determined that the North building would have to be replaced. The City held an architectural competition for

612-677: The closure of livestock activities in the city limits. The original stockyard site was closed in 1993 and relocated to 3807 Highway 89 in Cookstown. Two cattle processors would remain on the site and have since closed due to operational issues by federal regulators. Quality Meats closed in 2014 and ended pork processing within the city. Pork processing is now found beyond the city, namely in Burlington (Fearmans), Woolwich (Conestoga) and Mitchell (Great Lakes Specialty - now turkey plant). St. Lawrence Market St. Lawrence Market

648-478: The early 1900s, with portions of a former Toronto city hall being integrated into the ground broken facility, opened as St. Lawrence Market South in 1902, and a counterpart north wing was constructed in 1904, later architecturally replaced in 1968, and again in 2016. 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. Prior to being renovated for market use,

684-508: The escalating cost of the project. This led to changes to the design to reduce the cost. The updated design is for a five-story building with a central atrium, connected to St. Lawrence Hall. The ground floor is 4,000 square metres (43,000 sq ft) and the building will also have 4,000 square metres (43,000 sq ft) of office space and 3,000 square metres (32,000 sq ft) of space for courts. In 2013, City Council approved an overall project budget of CA$ 91.5 million . After

720-481: The floor of the 1968 building. The new building will also include courts and an underground parking garage. St. Lawrence Market was named the world's best food market by National Geographic in April 2012. The St. Lawrence Market has historically been open from Tuesdays to Saturdays. The market was planning on opening Sundays as well, as part of a year long pilot project beginning on March 15, 2020. However, this

756-447: The hours of 6am and 4pm on Saturdays, except at the market. In the nineteenth century, Toronto had three public markets named after the wards within which they were located. St. Lawrence Market, founded in 1803, was the first, St. Patrick's Market at 238 Queen Street West was the second, created in 1836, and still exists in the form of an organic food court within its current building, constructed in 1912, and St. Andrew's Market on

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792-404: The inhabitants and others by establishing a weekly market at a place and on a day certain for the purpose aforesaid;” The original market was known as Market Square and people gathered there on Saturdays at the corner of King Street and New Street, (today's Jarvis St) stretching west to Church Street and south to Palace (today's Front St), with a creek running through the center from King south to

828-519: The market emerged in 1814, with the first permanent structures built in 1820. The first permanent market building was later replaced in 1831 with the first St. Lawrence Market North building. The market also served as one of four post offices in York prior to 1834. The market venue was damaged after the Great Fire of Toronto of 1849 , and was architecturally replaced in 1851. The market was expanded in

864-430: The market, the most recent built in 1968. In 2015, the north building was closed and subsequently demolished to allow for redevelopment. While the north site is redeveloped, its market functions have moved to a temporary building located south of The Esplanade between Lower Jarvis St. and Market St. St. Lawrence Market South , on the south side of Front St, is open Tuesday to Sunday, featuring food stalls, restaurants and

900-439: The new construction, the City of Toronto sold lots on the market block. In the 1850s, the railways arrived in Toronto, and rail lines were extended along Front Street to the market. These lines were relocated to the new Esplanade south of Front Street and a passenger station was erected. The present St. Lawrence Market South building was built in 1845 as Toronto City Hall and was rebuilt in 1850. In 1899, Toronto City Hall moved to

936-516: The new project started in July 2019. Spring 2022 was the timeline that had been announced for the new building to be ready. As of Summer 2022, the building is expected to be completed and operational by Q1 2023 subject to contractor progress. The farmer's market has relocated to 125 The Esplanade, just south of the South building. Foundations of the 1831, 1851 and 1904 North Market buildings were found below

972-436: The sides was built. The building's office space served as a temporary home to City Council until 1845. This building was used until the 1849 Toronto Great Fire destroyed the northern side of the building and it was torn down. After the fire, St. Lawrence Hall was built, along with a new market building between it and Front, the first to be known as St Lawrence Market. It was an arcade in a north–south orientation. To finance

1008-419: The south building was renovated in 1972. The north building was demolished in 2015. The City of Toronto government is now proceeding with another market building on the site of the North building at 92 Front St. A new four-storey building with an atrium is to replace the 1968 North building. The city council has awarded the contract to The Buttcon Limited/The Atlas corporation Joint Venture. The construction on

1044-419: The temporary site was built in 2015, the 1968 North building was closed. The City commissioned archaeological studies on the site, to determine if there was anything archaeologically significant present on the site, which was first developed in 1804. Artifacts were found by excavating part of the foundation in 2015, including sewer brickworks, foundations and cellars. The finds meant that a further in-depth study

1080-401: The year when the recommended contractor failed to meet the requirements of the tender. On May 15, 2019, City Council approved the awarding of a contract for construction to Buttcon Limited / The Atlas Corporation Joint Venture. Construction restarted on July 9, 2019. The market was expected to be completed in summer 2023 but later revised to fall 2024. In July 2024, it was reported that the City

1116-572: Was behind on a $ 9.5 million payment for design changes made by a city manager in 2008. During the construction of the new building, the Saturday and Sunday North Market vendors are selling from a location (Green P parking lot) one block south on the Esplanade. The vendors vacated the North building in June 2015 to allow for demolition and re-development of a new market structure. The temporary market

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1152-497: Was built in 1851 abutting the new St. Lawrence Hall on King Street but with its main entrance facing Front Street. This building lasted until 1904 when it was demolished by order of the Market Commission and replaced by a building designed to match the recently completed South building. A canopy ran over Front Street connecting the north and south markets until it was removed in 1954. A new one-storey north market building

1188-471: Was built in 1968 and was in operation until 2015, when the market moved to a temporary facility at 125 The Esplanade. The Farmers' Market, the largest in Toronto, is held on Saturdays starting at 5 am. The Sunday Antique Market operated weekly for 31 years until 2022 when the owner relocated it to Small Arms Munitions Building (Arsenal Lands) at Lakeshore Park in Mississauga, Ontario in protest of

1224-570: Was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. St. Lawrence Market North St. Lawrence Market North is a public market in Toronto , Ontario , Canada. It hosts a variety of markets, including a farmers' market , an antique market and Christmas trees daily from mid-Nov. to Dec. 24. The site has been a farmer's market since 1803. Several buildings have been built for the Market North, the most recent in 1968. The new Market North structure

1260-507: Was enclosed in 1820 and replaced by a brick structure in 1831. This new building extended from King to Front and housed an assembly hall on the upper level. City Council met in this assembly hall from 1834 to 1845. It was damaged in the 1849 great fire along with much of the adjacent area (but not the City Hall.) A remnant of the 1831 building, a stone drainage tunnel, was discovered in the 2015–17 archaeological excavations. A new building

1296-509: Was required. This study was done after the demolition of the 1968 building, which occurred in 2016. The team led by Peter Popkin, senior archaeologist with Golder Associates, found various artefacts, including knives, ceramics and butchers’ hooks. An exhibit on the archaeological dig was presented at the Market Gallery in the south building. An award of the contract to build the building was finally made in 2018, but rescinded later in

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