The Avenue Market, originally known as the Lafayette Market, is a historic
marketplace
A marketplace or market place is a location where people regularly gather for the purchase and sale of provisions, livestock, and other goods. In different parts of the world, a marketplace may be described as a '' souk'' (from the Arabic), ' ...
built in 1871 in
Upton
Upton may refer to:
Places United Kingdom England
* Upton, Slough, Berkshire (in Buckinghamshire until 1974)
* Upton, Buckinghamshire, a hamlet near Aylesbury
* Upton, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough
* Upton, Huntingdonshire, a location in Cambridge ...
, West
Baltimore,
United States
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. The market is on Pennsylvania Avenue and is near the
Old West Baltimore Historic District
Old West Baltimore Historic District is a national historic district in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is primarily a row house neighborhood of approximately 175 city blocks directly northwest of downtown Baltimore. The district includ ...
. The market has seen multiple iterations, having been rebuilt after burning to the ground in 1953, renovated and given its current name in 1996, and renovated again in 2012.
Another redevelopment is expected to begin in the summer of 2022.
Upton–Avenue Market station
Upton–Avenue Market station (formerly known simply as Upton station) is an underground Metro SubwayLink station in West Baltimore, Maryland located near the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Laurens Street. The station takes its name from ...
in the
Baltimore Metro SubwayLink
The Metro SubwayLink is a rapid transit line serving the greater area of Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States, and is operated by the Maryland Transit Administration. The segment in Downtown Baltimore is underground, and most of the line outs ...
system serves the area and includes the market in its name.
See also
*
Baltimore Public Markets
The city of Baltimore
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References
Buildings and structures in Baltimore
Upton, Baltimore
Food markets in the United States
Market halls
Food retailers
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