Lexington market has been around in one form or another since 1782. This much you can gather from the sign on the door. In 1782 it was an open air market and it wasn’t until the 19th century that the vendors of Lexington Market would find themselves under one roof. The building you see today was built after a fire burned the market down in the 50′s. The giant building, which extends over a city block, may not see the same volume of customers as it did many years ago when, for most of the neighborhood and much of the city, it was a primary source of meals and of groceries. However, it still remains a popular place to buy foods of a common and of a unique nature.
In fact the neighborhood surrounding the market is next in line for a facelift. While much of it is owned and used by the University of Maryland Medical school and various other medical organizations, much of the neighborhood’s retail economy was shut down decades ago. It’s difficult to say what the result of new building in the area will be, but the odds are that Lexington Market will still be there at the end of it.
3 responses so far ↓
1 shelly // Mar 5, 2010 at 9:05 AM
I 100000% love this picture.
Also, lets go there!
2 Gump // Mar 5, 2010 at 11:09 AM
Get the chicken box!
Also best part about going to Lexington Market was seeing guys standing around drinking beer at 1 in the afternoon. I don’t know if they still let you do that.
3 bryanintowson // Mar 12, 2010 at 4:51 PM
If you call yourself “world famous”, does that mean you actually are?
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