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Flea markets, long the domain of collectors, artists and eccentrics, have been dying a slow death in New York City amid the pressures of real estate development and changing shopping patterns. In 2014, The Antiques Garage, one of the mainstays of the Chelsea flea market scene, closed after being housed for 20 years inside a two-story parking garage at 112 West 25th Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues. Today, the site is home to a 40-story hotel tower. In 2009, Chelsea Antique & Collectible Flea Market, which was located on a parking lot on 17th Street and 6th Avenue, also disappeared.
Now, Jeremiah Moss, who chronicles the loss of landmark stores and cultural institutions in the city, has reported that this weekend will be the last for Chelsea Flea Market. The market, which is run by Alan Boss, has been operating since 1976 on an empty lot on 25th Street between 6th Avenue and Broadway. Following the closure of The Antiques Garage, which had also been run by Boss, most the vendors had relocated to Chelsea Market...
I think the flea markets are probably being closed over the value of the real estate and not due to a lack of patronage. A 40 story tower made the landlord more money than the flea market.
I think the flea markets are probably being closed over the value of the real estate and not due to a lack of patronage. A 40 story tower made the landlord more money than the flea market.
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