Image Source: Library of Congress

Thanksgiving can be stressful for a host who is charged with braving the supermarket crowds in search of the cranberry sauce, yams and the perfect turkey.  As this photo shows, one thing to be thankful for this year when prepping for your holiday, is that you don’t have to shop at the hectic Wallabout Market.

The Wallabout Market, located at Flushing and Washington avenues in what is now the Navy Yard, was open from 1884-1941.  The wholesale market, one of the largest in the entire world, was closed in the 1940’s to make way for the Navy Yard’s expansion in preparation of World War II.