Saturday, September 1, 2012

Last look at the corner of Avenue A and East 11th Street

As noted earlier today... this is the last weekend for the Mary Help of Christians flea market on Avenue A at East 11th Street ... Some sort of housing is expected to take over this space.

Here are a few photos via Bobby Williams...




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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2012 at 4:28 AM

    Wow that's a bummer. Flea market was very cool and always an interesting scene regardless whether you found something you wanted or not. Very iconic corner and definitely will be weird with a building there.
    The neighborhood is changing fast.

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  2. THE NOTORIOUS L.I.B.E.R.A.T.I.O.N.September 2, 2012 at 9:20 AM

    So full of life and diversity. Such a shame.

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2012 at 10:03 AM

    Was just there and got a Guess leather jacket!! Lots of cool bargains. Check them out.
    Melanie

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  4. ShawnSeptember 2, 2012 at 9:12 PM

    10 years living on this corner and I cherished the market every weekend. I must have 200 vinyl records alone purchased from vendors. Assorted coats, t-shirts, hats, old knick-knacks, trinkets, old magazines, just about everything you can imagine.

    Who needs Ebay when you have that flea market?

    It is a huge, sad loss for the block and neighborhood. I know they are moving to Immaculate Conception but it won't be the same without them around Ave A every weekend.

    Farewell, flea market. You were good to us.

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2012 at 9:49 PM

    this was the best flea market in new york. the rest are just places where they will sell you yesterday's new york post for ten dollars, saying it is vintage.

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2012 at 1:18 PM

    While I realize part of being a true New Yorker is telling young pups 'what used to be on that corner'but too many corners are changing in a way that leaves no room for ordinary people like me...I used to sell in that flea market and will miss it.

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