The French Market is a familiar tourist attraction in the French Quarter just to the east of Jackson Square in New Orleans. Carefully restored by the Works Project Administration in 1936, it is a fun collection of shops, restaurants, and a flea market. The French Market is the largest of a series of public markets that were built in New Orleans, but sadly the others have not fared as well as the French Market. The St. Bernard Market is adjacent to the Interstate 10 overpass at North Claiborne and Esplanade. It was most recently the Circle Food Store, but has been empty and abandoned since Hurricane Katrina. The St. Roch Market on St. Roch Street just above St. Claude Avenue is also abandoned and looks to be in even worse shape than the St Bernard. These historic markets are just as worthy of restoration as the French Market, but if something isn’t done soon, they will be lost forever.
The Frontline 
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