Mile High Marketplace Revisits Flea Market Roots

During its 35 plus years of operation, Mile High Marketplace has evolved into an expansive network of buyers and sellers, as well as a point of interest among community locals and visitors of the Rocky Mountain Region. And while the Mile High Market continues its success year in and year out, seeing an excess of one million visitors a year who come for attractions, food and unique products, the Market has not forgotten its roots as a flea market, where visitors once sold their wares at bargain prices in the parking lot of a Commerce City dog track.... 

What’s New at the Canton Marketplace

The Canton Marketplace Pavilion, part of the Canton First Mondays program, will be open two weekends in March, from the 1st through the 5th and the 29th through April 1st. Located at 1455 N. Trade Days Blvd (Highway 19) in Canton, the Marketplace offers 93,000 square feet of climate controlled shopping with room for over 300 vendors, a large food court with plenty of seating, free trolley service running continuously during trade days, and clean, large restrooms. March Special Events The March shows will feature appearances by world famous Elvis... 

The Jamaica Avenue Outdoor Market

The Jamaica Avenue Outdoor Market opened in December, offering shoppers in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, NY a new shopping destination for all kinds of new and used merchandise. “We started the flea market on an open space on a busy street on Jamaica Avenue, right in the middle of a retail district, where there was previously an outdoor market,” says John Sanji, owner and manager of the flea market. “The location is really important. There are about 100 to 150 retail stores on this street, so it definitely is a shopping area.” The... 

AquaDuck Preps Expansion Efforts

The AquaDuck Flea Market, which opened on June 18th of last year, has been a success in the Brooklyn area, providing a new home for a large contingency of the vendors from the Aqueduct Flea Market, which closed early in 2011. Operating year-round on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Tuesdays from 8 to 6, the market currently has room for over 200 vendors, but will soon grow further.  “We are targeting March 1st for the full expansion to a complete New York City block, with over 100,000 square feet of vending space,” says Dominic Ammerman, who... 

Decatur-Moulton Flea Market Coming in March

The Decatur-Moulton Flea Market, opening this March, will give Bonnie and Charles Thornton the opportunity to make their new venture one of the biggest and most successful flea markets in the state of Alabama. “We had a flea market for 25 years that we sold about 15 years ago,” Bonnie Thornton says. “After being out of the business for years, we wanted to get back into it.” For Thornton, the location was a huge factor in starting the flea market. “It’s on a very busy highway where there is a lot of traffic, and it’s right between two... 

Tag It Flea Thrives in Ohio

The Tag It Flea Market in Medina, Ohio opened in August of 2011, but for owners Roger and Katie Lewis, the flea market culture has been a part of their lives for much longer. “I put myself and my wife through college by doing flea markets on the weekends, so we’ve been doing them since we were straight out of high school and have always enjoyed it,” Roger Lewis says. “It was in our blood, so when we moved up north we decided to open up our own flea market.” Operating year-round, the market is open Fridays 10-3, Saturdays 9-4, and Sundays... 

The Return of the Sunnyside Swap Meet

The Sunnyside Swap Meet, which was a Fresno, California tradition in its heyday before closing in the mid-90s, is on track to reopen with new ownership in early February. “I grew up here in Fresno, buying and selling out of Sunnyside when I was a kid,” says Bryan Parisi, who owns the swap meet with his father Frank. “At the time, it was the biggest and most popular swap meet in the Fresno area, with nearly 1000 vendors in its prime. We tried to bring it back to the original drive-in movie theater space, but we were unsuccessful, so we made... 

Three Generations of Flea Market Know-How

The Charlotte Flea Market, located in Rochester, NY, opened in November 2009. Operating seven days a week from 10 to 6, excluding holidays, the market consists of two separate stores with 30 to 40 vendors each and features a wide range of merchandise, ideal for both those looking for affordable goods and those seeking higher-end items catered towards eBay shoppers. A Draw Throughout Upstate New York Owned and managed by three generations of the Truesdale family, the Charlotte Flea Market focuses on meeting the needs of the local community, but has... 

Cookeville Mall Flea Market to Open

A new flea market with room for up to 600 booths is scheduled to open in February at the former Cookeville Mall building in Tennessee, according to a report in the Herald-Citizen. The mall, which has been vacant for the past eight years, has been revitalized to prepare for the grand opening, with the interior portion of the building cleaned out and gutted. In addition, work is underway to replace the roof, update the HVAC system, and renovate the sprinkler system. Opening in Three Phases Featuring 126,000 square feet of selling space, the Cookeville... 

500 Booth Flea Coming to El Paso

The I-10 Fleamarket and Fair is scheduled to open in El Paso, TX this March, with room for up to 500 booths and 1600 parking spaces, as well as permanent restrooms and a community stage, the El Paso Times reports. 50 vendors have already expressed interest, and the market will also feature rides for children and a variety of food booths such as funnel cakes and cheese-stuffed meatloaf. Developed by local cowboy and western boot manufacturer and retailer Cowtown Boots, the estimated total cost of bringing the market to fruition is $250,000. Quality... 

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