WHAT REALLY HAPPENED AT THE CHELSEA FLEA MARKETS?
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED AT THE CHELSEA FLEA MARKETS? The Last Flea Market in Chelsea Ends in Disgrace by Larry Baumhor Copyright, Larry Baumhor, 2019 Since the 1960s there were up to eight flea markets from 24th to 26th Street & 6th Ave in New York. On December 29, 2019, the Chelsea Flea Market on 25th Street between 6th Ave and Broadway died, the end, it’s all over. Nothing left, nada. In their heyday, the flea markets roared like a lion. But they went out like a lamb led to the slaughter. In part, gentrification wiped a 60-year NY cultural phenomenon off the map like a tsunami. Unlike when the Garage Antique Flea Market closed at the end of June 2014 dealers and collectors were sad and even crying, including yours truly. The Chelsea Flea Market closed in disgrace and I felt a sense of relief amongst the dealers. The Chelsea Flea Market on 12-28-2019, by Larry Baumhor Alan Boss, president of the Annex Antique Fair and...