Reading Terminal Market celebrates its 120th year with major renovations

Today is Reading Terminal Market’s 120th anniversary and, far from ossifying into old age, the market has a major renovation project underway. I caught up with Paul Steinke, the market’s general manager, last week to discuss how Philadelphia’s food city is getting the equivalent of an urban renewal project on its eastern edge.

If you frequent Reading Terminal Market, you’ve probably noticed that there’s been a lot of construction happening over the past few months and that several vendors have moved. Soon the market will have more stalls, new vendors, and improved public amenities.

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