FINDLAY MARKET

When thinking of interior urbanism, I think of a bustling interior market space with vendor stalls and the spaces between them acting as buildings and streets. So, for this exercise of exploration of urban interiority I chose to go to Findlay Market. Findlay Market is the only market standing in Cincinnati and was named not after the streets that it spanned between, but after the man who started the market in 1852. It was one of nine markets, but when the inclines were built and population density decreased, the other markets began closing. The market now has seemed to expand and encompass the adjacent streets as they’re closed off to vehicles and now house seating and walkways for those enjoying the market. The market’s success and popularity also help support the businesses surrounding it as all of them are widely different small businesses that get lots of foot traffic from the market.