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Benton Harbor Fruit Market The entire market would be full from one end to the other. There was a line of vehicles extending all the way back to the high school of Benton Harbor -probably a good quarter of a mile. They were waiting to get on. Harold Fox - Oral History Archive |
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DOWNTOWN BENTON HARBOR FRUIT MARKET, ca. 1930s. The first fruit market was situated in Benton Harbor's bustling downtown. This place of commerce would be relocated several times in the city to accommodate its growth. |
An aerial view of the third and largest inception of the Benton Harbor Fruit Market, ca. 1970. |
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PHOTO LEFT: BENTON HARBOR FRUIT MARKET, ca. 1960s. Japanese fruit growers and brokers touring the Benton Harbor Fruit Market. BOTTOM: A section from a 1966 Fruit Market guest book
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Created for and by buyers, the Benton Harbor Fruit Market attracted people from all over the world, giving credibility to the moniker, "The World's Largest."
