Libby Mahoney

It's a whole culture that has disappeared, and it was colorful and lively. I am sorry to see it go, but such is progress.

Location, technology and trade seem to be in our blood. All these factors come together to create the right environment for this trading.

It really was the first central market for world trade. It established a market for the farmers, a central market where prices could be established.

They created a community atmosphere, there was a familiarity between the traders and that came from being handed down amongst many families.

The face-to-face encounters they had with each other created other connections that weren't family but they became professional connections, you're going to see them the next day and the next day - you can build that kind of trust.