How do we revitalize a market without becoming a mall?

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Eataly, NYC. A great example of how a place can celebrate food. Photo: LShieh
Eataly, NYC. A great example of how a place can celebrate food. Photo: LShieh

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Chelsea Market, NYC. The way in which activities spill out onto the corridor and the high ceiling make it seem like an outdoor space. Photo: LShieh
Chelsea Market, NYC. The way in which activities spill out onto the corridor and the high ceiling make it seem like an outdoor space. Photo: LShieh

The visitors sniff out where something vigorous exists already, and come to share it, thereby further supporting it.

Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities (1992), 149

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Aquatic Addiction, Taipei. This small market has a grocery store, restaurant, bar, and seafood wholesale all under one roof. Space is tight but it works. In this photo, the grocery store freezers are right behind the seafood bar. Photo: LShieh
Aquatic Addiction, Taipei. This small market has a grocery store, restaurant, bar, and seafood wholesale all under one roof. Space is tight but it works. In this photo, the grocery store freezers are right behind the seafood bar. Photo: LShieh
Retail and restaurant mix. The bar is tucked at one end of a kitchen/home ware retail shop. Photo: MShieh
Retail and restaurant mix. The bar is tucked at one end of a kitchen/home ware retail shop. Photo: MShieh
Cooking school in a retail setting. Photo: MShieh
Cooking school in a retail setting. Photo: MShieh