The old horse market or as in the people speak on him: old horse market. It is one of the oldest markets in Odessa, today. The trade, this market, I began in far 1833., still then, in this most last, the market was called the Bestial market. The name corresponded to goods because sold on a market generally of animals, birds, fish, well and of course all junk which could be useful to someone in economy.
As inhabitants of Odessa like to speak, here it was possible to purchase goods from the past. The truth trade went not on trays and counters, and from the earth, something very similar to the spontaneous market. This market in the center of the Moldavian is located.
As envisioned by the architect Georgy Torricelli, in 1826 in the market end-to-end galleries from a stone were built up, the set of the body and canopies was also manufactured, were carried out water and the separate sewer system is taken away. But not everything was so fine in the market, there were also such times that Old horse just would roll down to a small bazarchik if not one, but.
At Lanzherona and at Vorontsov horse runnings were held in those days, interest in horse breeding at the population sharply grew and in this market then trade in thoroughbred horses began to progress. Aristocrats, difficult citizens in increasing frequency began to visit the market. The market survived on these races.
To be continued...
Author: @olesia
Editing: the editorial board of the community "VP-Odessa-Mama"