Florida Market revisited

Capital City Market, Washington's wholesale and retail warehouse hub for fruits, vegetables, meat and poultry, is a time-worn commercial area with constantly moving trucks, forklifts and automobiles. Prices are low. The mix of cultures and diversity of food stuffs is aesthetically stimulating. Still, it might not be the best place to bring the kids. Included in the following list of wholesale and retail operations is a handful of carryout shops where workers as well as shoppers can grab a bite to eat. Many of the businesses are closed on Sunday. A flea market for new and used household items at Sixth Street and Neal Place NE, opposite the D.C. Farmers Market, is open on Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Several concessions sell hot food such as crab cakes with french fries and halal or kosher turkey sausage and half-smokes. Photo of Sam Wang Produce room by Len Spoden.

The saga of the Florida Market continues. Last week,I showed a photo of a current demolition at the corner of Morse and 4th Streets NE. That even made a mention in the new Express online newspaper-blog. Tomorrow's Post food section has an article on the Market, "The Insiders' Market: For International Finds, Those in the Know Shop at Capital City in the Warehouse District," accompanied by a nice photo show along with it, although I'd say the photos are similar in execution (but better than mine) to photos that Elise Bernard and I have taken. See her recent blog entry, for a listing of various blog entries that she or I have written on the Market.

A group of us talk about organizing a blog meetup in the Florida Market area, maybe for May 20th, but no one ever seems to indicate any interest. Or at least no one leaves comments saying what a wonderful idea it is. Of course, I suppose you can just check out the photo show in the Post article

The ex-U.S. Beef building at 4th and Morse Streets N.E.

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