In terms of sales, Wolfe says the Bridge Park vendors are already performing at pre-pandemic projections. “What I’m feeling right now is we’re going to get on steady ground a lot more quickly than I thought we would.” “I said, ‘Well, you might’ve called the right person,’” Wolfe says.
When would-be investors have reached out to Wolfe over the years about opening another market in Central Ohio, his first question was: “Are you prepared to lose money for 10 years?” When Crawford Hoying contacted him in 2018 about opening a market in their budding mixed-use development in Dublin, he asked the same question but liked what he heard: The developer wanted the market to be a “resource for our community.” More: Did You Know? A History of the North Market Enjoy fresh air and adult beverages while you browse? The new market has both in spades. Are you vegan? The new market has you covered thanks to The Little Kitchen, Kintsugi Sushi Bar and Falafel Kitchen. Has it been a minute since you ate at Lan Viet, the historic North Market staple? Its second location in Dublin has a refreshed menu, making it a must-visit. … We have two, but there’s more opportunity potentially down the line,” says North Market’s executive director Rick Harrison Wolfe.Įven if you are a die-hard fan of the original North Market at 59 Spruce St., it’s worth visiting its smaller, more modern sibling in Dublin. “We used to have a public market system … and we’re the last one standing. And especially given that the market, a place meant to bring people together, opened amid the pandemic.
Especially if you believe that public markets are vital to the cultural and economic life of a city. That’s why last year’s addition of a second North Market, aka North Market Bridge Park, feels momentous. But by 1966, the North Market was the sole survivor (despite being destroyed by fire in 1948). In the late 19th century, Columbus boasted four public markets: Central, North, East and West.