St. Lawrence Market South

The St. Lawrence Market is grouped with the Kensington Market to the main markets of the Canadian city of Toronto. The market is located in the eastern part of downtown and west limits of the Lower Jarvis Street, south of The Esplanade and north of King Street East.

1803 was built on the orders of Lieutenant Governor Peter Hunter, a first, continuous market of wood, which was replaced in 1831 by a square brick building and was since 1834 also the meeting place of the City Council. This building was destroyed by fire in 1849, 1850 and replaced by the new St. Lawrence Hall.

1845-1899 was the St. Lawrence Hall houses the Town Hall. The first floor of the building, designed by Henry Bowyer Lane also served as the headquarters of the Toronto police.

From 1971 to 1987, the St. Lawrence Hall renovated, it now houses the ground floor retail shops on the first floor municipal authorities, the top floor of the great hall and the adjoining rooms is rented.

1851 also built the new North Market (North Market), which was located at the southern end of the St. Lawrence Hall. The northern and the southern market market were connected by a long archway. At the turn of the century the North Market was demolished in 1904 and replaced by a new one. Both markets were connected by a canopy above the front Street, which in 1954 was removed. Every Saturday in the North Market for the past 75 years, the market for farmers instead, the rest of the time, the building is for rent.