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Detroit's Eastern Market still one of the top authentic urban experiences in the U.S.

Lester Graham Michigan Radio

Credit Lester Graham Michigan Radio

It's one of the most authentic urban experiences in the country: Detroit's Eastern Market.

These days, the Eastern Market is a six-block area just east of downtown Detroit, and it's been feeding people since 1891.

But there's a much longer history of public markets in Detroit. We spoke with food historian Bill Loomis, who wrote about this for Michigan History Magazine.

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