With more than 100 years of history and space for 100 unique vendors to sell their tasty wares, Cleveland's West Side Market is a longtime staple of the Ohio City neighborhood, and means a lot to regulars like Bea Delpapa.
"It's also a social time," Delpapa says. "We know the vendors by name, they know my name. I can give them a call, I can order ahead."
Inside the historic walls is infrastructure that needs overdue repairs, according to vendors, and a planned renovation is looking to tackle electric, elevator, and HVAC upgrades, as well as the more cosmetic side of things.
"It's very important for the area, for the region, looking around at this neighborhood, how it's grown off the market," wendor Don Whitaker with DW Whitaker Meats stated.
Proposed upgrades announced include adding a teaching kitchen, a commercial kitchen for vendors, a food hall that will offer prepared options from a wide array of ethnicities, turning a current alleyway into a courtyard, and the edition of event spaces.
Emma Henderson reports: www.wkyc.com/article/news/loc... --
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