The MarketFront is an addition to Seattle's Pike Place Market.[1] Designed by Miller Hull Partnership,[2] The $74 million expansion was unveiled in 2017.[3] A grand opening was held on June 29.[4] The MarketFront occupies the former site of the Municipal Market, demolished in 1974.[5]
Billie the Piggybank, a 700-pound statue of a pig, was moved to the MarketFront development in late 2016.[6]
References
- ^ "The Buzzy New Projects Inside Pike Place Market's Makeover". Seattle Magazine. July 8, 2022. Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ Trimbath, Tom (February 7, 2017). "Pike Place Market announces MarketFront Grand Opening". Curbed Seattle. Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ Lacitis, Erik (June 26, 2017). "Check out the Pike Place Market's $74M addition: See 360-degree views of the new MarketFront". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ Hill, Megan (June 29, 2017). "Grab Free Samples as Pike Place Market's Expansion Debuts Today". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ Garnick, Coral (June 26, 2017). "Sneak peek: Pike Place Market expansion officially opens Thursday". Puget Sound Business Journal. Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ Andrews, Johnny (December 16, 2016). "Billie the Piggybank moves to new location at Pike Place Market". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
External links
Media related to MarketFront at Wikimedia Commons
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