Who runs Reading Terminal Market?

Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority
The newly formed Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority purchased the Reading Terminal Market from the Reading Company in 1990. The Authority and the merchants negotiated preservation agreements and a plan to keep the Market open during construction.

Is Reading Terminal cash only?

The Reading Terminal Market is open daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. While you don’t have to pay to browse, you may want to carry some extra cash on you just in case something catches your eye. To avoid hefty parking fees, consider walking or using public transportation to reach the market.

Does Philadelphia have a Chinatown?

Overview. Beyond the colorful Chinatown Friendship Gate at 10th and Arch streets lies Philly’s vibrant Asian enclave, originally settled in the mid-19th century by Cantonese immigrants. On any given day or night, Chinatown pulses with sensory pleasures, including fantastic food and an abundance of activities.

Is Reading Terminal Market dog friendly?

over a year ago. Only service animals are permitted in the Market. over a year ago. Is the Reading Market pet friendly?

What can you buy at Reading Terminal Market?

One of America’s largest and oldest public markets, housed since 1893 in a National Historic Landmark building, the Market offers an incredible selection of locally grown & exotic produce, locally sourced meats and poultry, plus the finest seafood, cheeses, baked goods, and confections.

When did the Reading Terminal Market start in Philadelphia?

Markets have been a part of Philadelphia’s history since the city’s development by William Penn in the late seventeenth century.

Who is Rick Nichols of Reading Terminal Market?

Rick Nichols is a fierce champion of the Reading Terminal Market. “It is the defiantly beating heart…of old, original Philadelphia,” he wrote in one of countless editorial and columns in The Philadelphia Inquirer from the mid-1980sto the early 21st century.

When did the Reading Terminal stop being a train station?

When the Center City Commuter Connection was completed in 1984, the Reading Terminal ceased operating as a train station, impacting foot traffic at the Market. The Reading Company then proposed using the Reading Terminal complex as the site for a new convention center.