Promoting pineapples outside the Whole Foods Supermarket, Silver Spring

Promoting pineapples outside the Whole Foods Supermarket, Silver Spring
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And to show that "modern" food merchandising techniques are nothing new, below is a photograph of outdoor stalls in the area of the old Center Market (after the main building was torn down), at a stall promoting pineapples. (Photo by Dorothea Lange, Farm Security Administration, Collection at the Library of Congress.)



The Center Market was demolished in 1931 and replaced by the National Archives, although outdoor stalls remained for a number of years in the "old" market district surrounding the market.

Theodore Horydczak photo, Center Market.