  Detroitpetanque Member Username: Detroitpetanque Post Number: 97 Registered: 09-2006 |
 We visited the Detroit Eastern Market on Flower day (Saturday) to see the newly restored shed. It looks great. Plenty of wide open space, with a new cement floor - and they took out the "grease shack" that was in the center. Some video too: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffwiden/2501851996/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffwiden/2501021371/ | ||
Lowell Board Administrator Username: Lowell Post Number: 4825 Registered: 10-2003 |
...and a shiny new roof...  | ||
Gnome Member Username: Gnome Post Number: 1260 Registered: 08-2007 |
Nice work, nice slow and steady pans. The mark of a pro. | ||
Andylinn Member Username: Andylinn Post Number: 859 Registered: 04-2006 |
SWEET! I didn't know they were done yet! Are they going to close another shed for a while to begin the next spat of renovations? | ||
French777 Member Username: French777 Post Number: 439 Registered: 10-2006 |
Those look great! Thanks | ||
Strathcona Member Username: Strathcona Post Number: 15 Registered: 03-2008 |
Flower day was Sunday not Saturday--next time come on Sunday. | ||
Detroitpetanque Member Username: Detroitpetanque Post Number: 98 Registered: 09-2006 |
Andylinn: I think they have plans to fix all of the sheds. It looks like it will take a little time, and I hope the money is there to complete the job. Saturday was a beautiful day for Flower Day, I wish the crowds were like that every Saturday... | ||
Gravitymachine Member Username: Gravitymachine Post Number: 2089 Registered: 05-2005 |
and again, *sunday* was flower day  , not that there weren't flowers on saturday as well. (or every saturday for the rest of the spring) i like the newely refurbed shed 2 a lot, great job! its amazing how much more spacious it seems under there without the crappy food stand in the middle | ||
Pgn421 Member Username: Pgn421 Post Number: 578 Registered: 02-2005 |
flower day, the farmers jack up the price on the flowers. i usually go the weekend before or after. | ||
Detroitpetanque Member Username: Detroitpetanque Post Number: 99 Registered: 09-2006 |
Yes, the prices were a little higher on Saturday's Flower Day, but it is understandable - there's more people down for Flower Day and so the Farmer's can charge what the market can bear. Pgn421: You're right, it's better probably to go down on a different Saturday to get a lower price. | ||
Joymac Member Username: Joymac Post Number: 35 Registered: 06-2007 |
renovation to sheds 3, 4 and 5 will begin soon. | ||
Mrsjdaniels Member Username: Mrsjdaniels Post Number: 917 Registered: 08-2005 |
very nice | ||
Jfried Member Username: Jfried Post Number: 1153 Registered: 11-2003 |
I'm really digging the signage on the roof. | ||
Paczki Member Username: Paczki Post Number: 59 Registered: 02-2007 |
Does anyone know if there will be any flower vendors at Eastern Market tomorrow? Are any of the restaurants open in the Market on Sunday? | ||
Wash_man Member Username: Wash_man Post Number: 770 Registered: 05-2006 |
"Does anyone know if there will be any flower vendors at Eastern Market tomorrow? Are any of the restaurants open in the Market on Sunday?" I think the only Sunday the market is open is the actual "Flower Day", which was last week. Closed all other Sundays. | ||
Silverbeauty Member Username: Silverbeauty Post Number: 46 Registered: 11-2005 |
I'd like to go to the market on Monday. Does anybody know if the market will be open on Memorial Day? (Message edited by silverbeauty on May 25, 2008) | ||
Sumas Member Username: Sumas Post Number: 145 Registered: 01-2008 |
I love the market and go most Saturdays. I worked for a dairy distributor down there for a few years. I left a "good" job with benefits etc to work as a bookkeeper. I am so glad I did. The mystic of the market was always a draw to me. The company I worked for had bankers hours. 5:00 Am to 1:30PM. Most distributors open at 1:00Am. The jobbers are wild and crazy. To experience the market is to see real life. Food is essential to all of us. There are three shifts of bums in the market too. The most dangerous crimes against property are there from 11:00PM to about 4:00 AM. Very few violent crimes however since everyone in the market is armed. Sometimes it felt like the wild west. Vast amounts of money change hands there every week but people think it is alive only on Saturdays and flower day Sunday. I am grateful to have experienced the essence of this valuable business district. At one time I considered writing stories of the market but alas I got lazy. | ||
Sumas Member Username: Sumas Post Number: 146 Registered: 01-2008 |
I forgot to mention that I am now a jobber too. A jobber buys wholesale and resells to various markets. I buy herbs and other plants to resell at a local market. I make a little profit but mostly just enjoy my conversation with clients. I could talk plants and gardens and garden tips for hours on end. As a professional gardener, I have developed a personal relationship with many growers in the market. Such great plants, shrubs and trees at bargain prices. I am still amazed that so many metro Detroiters have never gome to the market. | ||
Saplej Member Username: Saplej Post Number: 10 Registered: 02-2007 |
Whoever spent the money for the LARGE Shed 2 sign on the top, I feel spent money foolishly... Part of the charm of the market is knowing your way around and learning the terminology and layout.. Can they spend the money educating people on how to walk through the market with a wagon or stroller | ||
Eric Member Username: Eric Post Number: 1157 Registered: 11-2004 |
Yeah, the last thing we want to do is make it easier for visitors to find their way around. | ||
Detroitpetanque Member Username: Detroitpetanque Post Number: 106 Registered: 09-2006 |
for carting my fruit and veggie purchases around, I stick a laundry basket (light & flexible) atop a folding 2-wheeled "box carrier" and bungee it in place. It's very manueverable, lightweight, and at the car, I fold down the handle and shove the whole thing into the trunk. | ||
Mauser765 Member Username: Mauser765 Post Number: 2822 Registered: 01-2004 |
FOX2 referred to "Governor Granholms shed thing renovation" in a report recently. They dont even seem to know what Eastern Market is. |
