Lancaster Chamber - Connections 2008 - (Page 14) about the chamber 100 South Queen Street, the former Southern Market, in Lancaster. The original market building was constructed in 1888, replacing a tavern and a funeral parlor at the corner of Queen and Vine streets. For 62 years it was privately owned and operated Mennonite and Amish-leased or purchased stalls. The fish merchants enjoyed the only outside location, situated under the roof that still borders the building along Queen Street. The carvings of bull and ram heads on the front of the structure represented the nature of the business that was conducted inside. The City of Lancaster purchased the building in 1950, but construction and restoration did not occur until 1987. The renovated building now contains a reception area, which is currently in use as a Visitor’s Center and conference and training rooms for The Chamber. Also on the main level is the City Council Chamber. It seems fitting that an organization that had its start downtown, surrounded by cobblestones, should now be housed in the beautifully restored Southern Market Center, a building with its own unique role in Lancaster’s history. With the dawn of the New Century, The Chamber officially welcomed its 3,000th business member in 2000. In 2001, it played an integral role in earning the All-America City Award and in 2003, was recognized as the nation’s top chamber of commerce by the American Chamber of Commerce Executives. Today, The Chamber is considered one of the Commonwealth’s most active and respected business organizations and has earned a reputation for excellence among its peers throughout the nation. Executive Committee Jim Smucker Bird-In-Hand Corporation Chairman Steve Geisenberger Walz Deihm Geisenberger Bucklen & Tennis PC Chair-Elect Marion A. McGowan Lancaster General Immediate Past Chair Michael DeBerdine Rhoads Energy Corporation Todd F. Lehman Interiors Paul Quinn WGAL-TV Kim Smith Hartman Underhill & Brubaker LLP Thomas Baldrige The Lancaster Chamber of Commerce & Industry President 14 Connections | w w w . l c c i . c o m http://www.lcci.com
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