PROJECT NAME: The Curb Market
Our Plan: Revitalize the City’s Oldest Public Market

On May 21, 1917, a massive fire burned through 73 blocks of Atlanta leaving in its wake hundreds of acres of scorched earth. Imagine it. Where the city’s oldest public market stands today was nothing but char and cinders. But if there is one thing Atlanta is good at, it’s rebuilding.

To provide an impetus for growth and to support commerce and community in the area, the Sweet Auburn Curb Market rose from the ashes. Money raised from the Atlanta Women’s Club and others in 1918 helped build the structure you see today — designed by A. Ten Eyck Brown, a renowned architect who also designed The Fulton County Courthouse. From these humble beginnings, the market has grown, surviving recessions, poor management, and urban decay.