MarketFront
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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]
Key Information
Billie the Piggybank, a 700-pound statue of a pig, was moved to the MarketFront development in late 2016.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
