Jr. High Picked for Temp Eastern Market

Right across the street from the market itself, says the WaPo.

Options Emerging for Temp Eastern Market Space

DC looking at temporary spaces for displaced Eastern Market vendors, says the WashTimes. Among three suggested replacement locations: the north parking lot of Hine Jr. High School, the plaza at the Eastern Market Metro stop across Pennsylvania Avenue and along Seventh Street Southeast. Sounds like the Hine Jr. High site is the fave.

Hunt Is on For Temp Site for Eastern Market Merchants

The Capitol Hill Community Foundation President Nicky Cymrot said their fund has received about $100,000 in donations this week, according to the WashExam. Look here to contribute or here to buy a tee-shirt.

Sad, But True

by tackyjulie

Questions for Eastern Market

Where will the $20 million to $30 million for restoration come from? And how will merchants get by for the two years estimated for repairs?

The WashExam reports Mayor Fenty outlined some of his plans, including forgiving the merchants' first-quarter sales tax and suspending their rent. Part of the money to rebuild will come from surplus tax collected last year, and a project manager will assess needs and coordinate between the merchants and city agencies.

Let's Keep Eastern Market Charming

Let's hope the past fights over what a renovated Eastern Market should look like can be dispensed with quickly. In the past, there were efforts to renovate the market by, in effect, sanitizing it by installing uniform stalls for the venders to work in.

What's needed is a new roof, bathrooms and no more.

For the short-term, the good news is that it sounds like the Eastern Market Flea Market will be up and running this weekend. Displaced venders will need finanical help too.

THE HORROR. THE HORROR.

134-Year old, Eastern Market burns with 160 firefighters involved in putting out the blaze.

"I don't think it is a total loss . . . I would not say that it is unusable," DC FD spokesman Alan Etter said of the market. But "I would expect the whole building to be empty for some time."
says the WaPo.

Well we suppose this resolves the renovate or not renovate debate. Hopefully everyone will pull together to restore the market.

See footage here: NBC4.