The area known as Marketview Heights was first settled in the mid-nineteenth century by Irish immigrants who left Ireland during the potato famine. The streets of Marketview Heights became associated with working-class immigrant families. The neighborhood was also impacted with the New York Central Railroad which bisects the southern third of the neighborhood. However, it was from the Rochester Public Market, which moved to the former site of the Mopulson Nursery along Union Street North in 1907, that the Marketview Heights neighborhood got its name.

Marketview Heights takes its name from the Rochester Public Market on North Union Street.

Marketview Heights Association (MHA) is a neighborhood preservation company striving to improve the quality of life for all within the community. MHA programs are designed to created increased self-sufficiency and empowerment in the community. MHA has worked with neighborhood to build a healthier community since 1976, and works for Marketview Heights residents, promoting neighborhood concerns and fostering citizen involvement to improve living conditions. 

Vendors sell vegetables from their horse-drawn wagons at the Public Market. 

Many shoppers browse and chat. This photograph shows the vegetable stands 

in the center of the Market. Circa 1911

A large crowd of shoppers and vendors enjoys a sunny day at the Public Market. 
Circa 1911