The Italian Market: Love on 9th Street

[@vernoncephascephas5444]

How I remember 9st market brings back some of the best times in my life

[@CarFacts81]

Really??

[@SamuelConsidine]

Thanks, found this very insightful. My Italian great great grandparents lived on 10th street from 1908 - 1910 working as fruit dealers, possibly at the same market. They attended the Our Lady of Good Counsel church for Italians. They were poor and returned to Italy in 1911 because life in America wasn't what they imagined.

[@lorrainemcdonough2322]

I loved it beautiful story....and a fun place to go shopping in Philly.

[@yvonnefarrell1029]

Happy #ColumbusDay - the Italian Market has everything you need to celebrate.

[@Campfire30]

Great story, thank you!

[@whatlomaxwtathenyjasszdxft2868]

Loved going to the Italian Market growing up 😊👍

[@innertechnology7149]

Thank you for illuminating a very cool story

[@loadedfun4764]

I used to live at 9th and hall. Pretty cool how you get to know the actual people who live and grew up in the neighborhood. I think when I lived there Espositos had a pretty wicked fire that gutted the place. If I remember correctly they had it up and running again in under a years time. Long live Joe Scavool!

[@sdma6005]

This is so sweet ♥️

[@angeliquemartinez5668]

I love south Philadelphia

[@CarFacts81]

It sucks

[@junk5354]

A very professional

[@albertoaguilar9773]

Is this the same place where Rocky was filmed?

[@liverpooloflife8731]

Yes...

[@christinagraham2915]

Yes

[@PlumpyArts]

Yes!

[@PGHammer21A]

@@christinagraham2915 It's also a hit on the Political circuit - if you do local politics, you stop here - going back to the Rizzo years. I got my "clementine" fix anuallly - same with local mussels.

[@CarFacts81]

He hates Philly

[@jimdellavecchia4594]

The "Italian" market ended around 1990. It is now the International Market

[@MEReif]

Thanks

[@Alelifechannel]

At least the prices at those markets were normal, not novelty prices like at most farmers markets…

[@justpde]

Which is why I still get there whenever I can. Love the atmosphere.

[@georgemarsone]

CUTE STORY......THUMBS UP......

[@morrito1029]

I live there!

[@CarFacts81]

Sorry to hear that

[@christophertmiller1360]

Where is the Italian Market 9th and _ . I'm Irish and love Italian food .

[@CarFacts81]

9th and Washington

[@Ira1now123]

My mom's from South Philly 2nd Street Irish girl.

[@drecool6976]

More asian and latino market now .......gentrification at its best and love these old pictures though.

[@Southpaw128]

just like the business owner said, it was a haven for immigrants and still is. The Italians didn't get pushed out but rather they aged out. Their children went to school, assimilated, and prospered in the more traditional American way leaving new immigrant groups to fill their shoes. The story of New York's little Italy and Brooklyn's Carrol Gardens neighborhood is more a story of gentrification than this is.

[@celaviepublicrelations6427]

☀ 🌟 ♥ ☁ 🚗 🌲 🐝 🐱 🐶 🤗

[@MidnightRambler]

democrat run city..sadly thid market will be done in 10 years

[@PGHammer21A]

Not - despite the Democrats - too big a local political fixture.

[@GIRLRAZR]

HUH? HEY BRO TURN OFF THE FOX AND GET BACK TO SLEEP NOW! OK? =)

[@justpde]

@@GIRLRAZR Thank you. There's always a hater !!

[@davidthomas7912]

It's now a mess it looks like Mexico and honestly it's a disgrace how it looks today.

[@GIRLRAZR]

HUH? TURN OFF THE FOX NOW!