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1200-1500 Blocks of Assembly Street

1400 block of Assembly Street

Site of Columbia City Market

From 1869 until 1951, Assembly Street teemed with farmers selling produce curbside and from an ever-evolving series of buildings and stalls that ultimately stretched for ten blocks. The proximity of this facility to the State House only emphasized the importance of agriculture to South Carolina’s economy. Removal of the market to Bluff Road at mid-century met with mixed emotions from citizens interested in retaining a convenient location while faced with meeting the need for modern facilities.

  • Market, early 1900s

    Columbia City Market, circa 1900. Image courtesy South Carolina State Museum

  • farmers market building 1873

    Columbia City Market, 1873. Historic Columbia collection, HCF 2005.8.1

  • farmers market building undated

    Main Building of the Columbia City Market, built 1865 and razed in 1913.

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