ol_ironstomach Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Claimed to be the oldest open-air fish market in the country (1805), pre-dating NYC's considerably larger (and still mainly wholesale) Fulton Fish Market (1822).http://wtop.com/dc/2015/07/heres-the-plan-to-restore-d-c-s-historic-maine-avenue-fish-market-video/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Claimed to be the oldest open-air fish market in the country (1805) I think they still have some of that fish in their inventory. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pras Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 I have fond memories of driving down there on a Saturday afternoon in my dad's station wagon with no air conditioning. We would always look for Clarence, he would go into a barge, pull out a bushel of live crabs, my dad would send him back for a different one. They would haggle for 5 minutes, we would take them home and steam them, eat them in the back yard. Great childhood memories. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kibbee Nayee Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 I go there often, and I get some impeccable seafood there at reasonable prices. I hope whatever they do there, with all of that construction, allows it to emerge with as much character and quality as it has now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Delicious Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 We lived for several years in SW, less than a mile away from the fish market, and so went often. You could find great deals down there, and the jumbo lump crab meat was always cheaper there than at any supermarket. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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