See you Saturday
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To know who we are we must start at the beginning…
50 years of craft, culture, and tradition doesn’t happen overnight…
but it does happen every Saturday, March - December in the heart of Portland, OR!
Our Beginnings
Our Beginnings
1974
1974
Portland Saturday Market was the brainchild of two women, Sheri Teasdale and Andrea Scharf. It was to be a market for the members, governed by the members. Scharf and Teasdale were able to apply for a startup grant from the Metropolitan Arts Council, which awarded PSM $1,000. Bill Naito offered them a location in the “Butterfly” parking lot.
As the market grew, the ‘seven o’clock rule’ was established at the start of the 1975 season, which stated that no one could start putting up a booth or claim a spot before 7:00 am. Ultimately, a clear site plan was created, defining aisles and a pattern for customer traffic. The Market then moved to the site under the Burnside Bridge in 1976 and was there for 34 years
1976
1976
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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world.
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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world.
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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world.