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CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD
Quincy Market Colonnade
at Faneuil Hall
T
his is one of America's great classic
food halls. Quincy Market, originally
located next door to historic Faneuil Hall,
first opened almost 200 years ago as a true
market where shoppers purchased fresh
fruits, fish, poultry, meat, bread and other
foods from a variety of vendors. The new
Faneuil Hall Marketplace, incorporating
Quincy Market, opened in 1976. There are
57 individual concepts here, ranging from
tourist favorite Cheers! (where a replica bar
looks eerily familiar to fans of the 1980s
television show) to mom-and-pop sandwich
joints. While this project does not have
artisanal roots, the offerings over the past
year have increasingly been authentic
street foods and more unique fast casual
eateries than what was the norm in decades
past when it could have been considered
a glorified tourist trap food court. But this
project has continued to evolve over its
centuries-long history and those days
continue to inspire changes to this historic
market.