Atwater Market (''Marché Atwater'') is a
market hall
A market hall is a covered space or a building where food and other articles are sold from stalls by independent vendors. A market hall is a type of indoor market and is especially common in many European countries. A food hall, the most usua ...
located in the
Saint-Henri area of
Montreal, Quebec
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, Canada. It opened in 1933. The interior market is home to many butchers and the
Première Moisson
Première Moisson is a chain of artisanal bakeries mostly operating in Quebec, Canada with one store at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ottawa. It focuses on high-quality French breads and pastry, pastries. The ...
bakery and restaurant. The outside market has many farmers' stalls, which sell both local and imported produce, as well as two cheese stores, a wine store and a fish store.
The market's
Art Deco
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building was designed by architect
Ludger Lemieux
Ludger Lemieux (February 9, 1872 – October 27, 1953) was a Quebec architect who designed a number of notable Art deco structures in Montreal's Saint-Henri district. While he often worked in partnership with Joseph-Honoré MacDuff, his bes ...
, working with his son, Paul Lemieux.
It is located on
Atwater Street
Atwater Avenue (officially in french: avenue Atwater) is a major north–south street located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It links Doctor Penfield Avenue in the Ville-Marie borough to the north, and Henri Duhamel Street in the Verdun borough t ...
, near the
Lachine Canal
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and the
Lionel-Groulx Metro station, as well as Greene Avenue. A pedestrian bridge, which can also be used by bicycles, connects the market to Saint-Patrick Street and to a bicycle path in
Pointe-Saint-Charles
Pointe-Saint-Charles (also known in English as Point Saint Charles, and locally as The Point, or "PSC") is a neighbourhood in the borough of Le Sud-Ouest in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Historically a working-class area, the creation of ...
on the other side of the Lachine Canal. The presence of this bridge explains the popularity of this market with bike riders, who often stop there, and contributes to the summer ambiance of the area. The bike path travels from the
Old Port of Montreal to the Lachine Marina and is owned and maintained by
Parks Canada
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.
The area immediately east and west of the market has experienced
gentrification
Gentrification is the process of changing the character of a neighborhood through the influx of more affluent residents and businesses. It is a common and controversial topic in urban politics and planning. Gentrification often increases the ...
, with a number of upscale condominiums being built right on the Lachine Canal, causing rent prices in the area to increase rapidly. Since the Lachine Canal reopened in 2002, residential property values in the Southwest borough have shot up by 61%, according to Montreal's 2006 property valuation roll, with the highest growth happening around the Atwater Market.
Origin of the name
Atwater Market takes its name from the adjacent Atwater Street, which was named in 1871 after
Edwin Atwater
Edwin Atwater (September 14, 1808 in Williston, Vermont – June 18, 1874 in Montreal) was a Canadian businessman, corporate director and municipal politician in Montreal.
Atwater immigrated to Lower Canada in 1830 settling in Montreal. He ...
(1808–1874), a municipal alderman of the district of Saint-Antoine.
Gallery
Image:Atwater Market - exterior 01.JPG
Image:Montreal Atwater Market Tower.jpg, Atwater Market's tower
Image:Atwater Market - interior 01.JPG
File:Fruits-on-Atwalter-Market Montreal-Canada.jpg
See also
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Jean-Talon Market
Jean-Talon Market (French: Marché Jean-Talon) is a farmer's market in Montreal. Located in the Little Italy district, the market is bordered by Jean-Talon Street to the north, Mozart Ave. to the south, Casgrain Ave. to the west and Henri-Julien ...
References
External links
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Marchés publics de Montréal the agency that runs the Marché Atwater
{{Montreal landmarks
1933 establishments in Quebec
Art Deco architecture in Canada
Commercial buildings in Montreal
Clock towers in Canada
Commercial buildings completed in 1933
Farmers' markets in Canada
Le Sud-Ouest
Montreal cuisine
Tourist attractions in Montreal
Towers in Quebec