Friday, January 11, 2013

The Bazaar: Ideas from Household Words Volume III Page 255


Picture From: http://ragpickinghistory.co.uk/2011/05/11/victorian-bazaars/
Where better a place to discover the streets of London without taking a trip to the Bazaar or marketplace that the Victorians went to find all the nick-knacks and doohickeys they made need throughout the day. According to Household Words Volume III the market place contains shop owners who care more about their political stance then their shops which is the reason for so many empty curiosity stores. The shops that are open can typically be found with the owners out in the street awaiting their next customer and possibly greeting their neighbor across the street or next door. The high pillars and Cathedral like ceilings present the Bazaar to be a place of prestige and wealth. People would come from all over to perfume various types of business in this common place aand would travel using stagecoach and horses to maneuver through the streets and thus allow them to conduct their intended business at the Bazaar.   

Josh Porter

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