ORIGINAL ARTICLE: CU.com — “Come Get Your Dead: Acknowledging and Embracing North Market’s Relationship with North Graveyard” Jesse Bethea September 22, 2023 9:00 am As part of the development for the new Merchant Building, archeologists have begun excavating what could be hundreds of graves beneath the North Market parking lot—formerly the site of the North […]
Read MoreORIGINAL ARTICLE: WOSU — North Graveyard in downtown Columbus to be excavated before Merchant Building constructed WOSU 89.7 NPR News | By Renee Fox Published February 9, 2023 at 5:00 AM EST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email LISTEN • 4:37 The disturbed remains of some of the City of Columbus’ oldest inhabitants are expected to contribute to […]
Read MoreORIGINAL ARTICLE: ColumbusUnderground.com — Archeologists Unearthed 40 Graves at North Market in 2022 February 7, 2023 3:20 pm by Jesse Bethea Last summer, a team of archeologists descended on North Market to begin work that should have been finished 150 years before—the removal of human remains from what was once the North Graveyard. […]
Read MoreOriginal post Tuesday, January 17, 2023. Revised Wednesday, February 15, 2023. The North Market Downtown surface parking lot will be closed permanently as of Thursday, January 19, 2023. North Market guests will now be parking in the Vine Street Garage located at 45 Vine Street, Columbus, OH 43215. North Market validated parking rates will […]
Read MoreUPDATE posted July 20, 2022: The temporary parking changes are now over. The parking lot will resume normal operation on Friday, July 22, 2022. * TEMPORARY PARKING UPDATES – SUMMER 2022 Starting the week of June 20, due to advance infrastructure work in preparation for “The Merchant Building” construction, for the next few […]
Read MoreRockbridge and Edwards Announce, “The Merchant Building” Branding for their North Market Project COLUMBUS, OH (May 26, 2022) – “The Merchant Building branding is a way for us to honor the legacy of all the merchants who through their grit, determination, and perseverance made the North Market what it is today,” said Jim Merkel, CEO, […]
Read MoreNorth Market Mixed-Use Project to feature a meaningful market expansion, dynamic new residential, office, retail, independent hotel, parking and more. In the next chapter of its long, essential history, Columbus’s iconic North Market has approved a deal that would soon provide for its preservation and expansion as part of the unprecedented North Market Mixed-Use Project. The […]
Read MoreMayor Andrew J. Ginther announced this morning that the development team of Wood Companies/Schiff Capital will lead the efforts to redevelop the North Market site. The developers will transform the 138-space parking lot into a 35-story mixed-use skyscraper that will include a new public outdoor plaza, a public two-story grand atrium and 291 additional public […]
Read MoreNorth Market is our city’s last remaining public market. Our survival is a result of the great support from the City of Columbus, the community and most importantly the dedicated entrepreneurs/merchants who have called Spruce Street their home over the years.
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