Faces and voices from Boston’s open-air market
Historic New England, the Haymarket Pushcart Association (HPA), and photographer Justin H. Goodstein present stories of the diverse array of vendors and customers of Haymarket, Boston’s centuries-old open-air market.
The Haymarket Project features photographs of the market, vendors (pushcarts and shops), workers, and customers collected over the course of an entire year to document the market’s history, changes over time, daily life at the market, special holiday foods, and challenges. The interviews reflect the stories of longtime vendors and more recent immigrants who have created a wide-ranging cross-section of cultures at Haymarket.
Haymarket Interview Subjects
- Peg Burhoe
- Alyssa “Sina” Chhim
- Jonathan Chhim
- Hassam Elsharkawi
- Roy Fournier, Harry’s Cheese and Cold Cuts
- Otto Gallotto, President, Haymarket Pushcart Association
- Avril Gardner
- Jesse Holler
- Scott Lampert, Puritan Beef Company, Inc., 90 Blackstone Street
- Salim Marhamo, International Food Company, 88 B Blackstone Street
- Joseph Omessimo
- Frank Pennacchio
- Al Sciola, Haymarket Pizza, 100-106 Blackstone Street
- Emanuel Gus Serra
- Sophie Tham