On West Lexington Street west of North Eutaw Street, on the right when traveling west.
The merchant mix at Lexington Market has always included large numbers of immigrant-owned businesses, dating back to the Market's founding. Early records depict a melting pot of business owner nationalities—from German-owned butcher shops to Italian . . . — — Map (db m243487) HM
On West Lexington Street just west of North Eutaw Street, on the right when traveling east.
Located squarely in the Bromo Arts & Entertainment District, Lexington Market has always been more than just a home for the culinary arts, but a place for the best of arts and culture in Baltimore City. From murals, to sculptures, to even a . . . — — Map (db m243478) HM
On West Lexington Street just west of North Eutaw Street, in the median.
Lexington Market is a place nearly as old as America itself—and its history of local food, community-rooted small business, and a space for all is the legacy we are proud to continue on today. Taking a walk through Lexington Market's . . . — — Map (db m243489) HM
On West Lexington Street just west of North Eutaw Street, on the left when traveling west.
Slavery and a domestic slave trade formed essential aspects of nineteenth-century Baltimore life. Some businesses used slave labor, but most slaves worked as domestic servants for elites. In Lexington Market's precinct, for example, one in four . . . — — Map (db m243485) HM
On West Lexington Street at North Paca Street, on the left when traveling east on West Lexington Street.
Baltimore's hyper-local mural festival, created for artists, by artists.
We are proud to present five of Baltimore's most talented female and non-binary teams made up of nine Pro muralists and four Rising Stars (emerging artists mentored by . . . — — Map (db m243475) HM
On West Lexington Street at North Paca Street, on the left when traveling east on West Lexington Street.
Back when Lexington got its start in the late 1700s, it sat on the western edges of Baltimore City, the perfect destination for rural farmers to bring their fresh produce and sell to city dwellers. Some traveled by horse-drawn wagon for over three . . . — — Map (db m243474) HM
On West Lexington Street at North Paca Street, on the left when traveling west on West Lexington Street.
In 1886 at the age of 19, John W. Faidley went into business with fish dealer Peter B. Smith, opening as Smith & Faidley—now known simply as Faidley's. Faidley's granddaughter, Nancy Devine, and her husband, Bill, continue to operate what is the . . . — — Map (db m243469) HM
On West Lexington Street just west of North Eutaw Street, on the right when traveling west.
Over the years, the Market has had at least 10 different buildings and countless carts and stalls from the vendors on the street. At times, sheds of wood, stone, and concrete have stretched entire city blocks. Lexington Market's heart and soul, . . . — — Map (db m243488) HM
On West Lexington Street west of North Eutaw Street, on the left when traveling west.
In a different time, Lexington Market was not only the place to get wild caught seafood from the Chesapeake Bay, but also wild game caught by hunters and trappers up and down the East Coast. In the late 1800s, market goers could get all manner of . . . — — Map (db m243529) HM
On West Lexington Street east of North Paca Street, on the right when traveling east.
Beginning in 1963, Market shoeshine vendor James B. Carpenter starts a daily tradition of ringing a bell that hung on Eutaw St. outside of Lexington Market at 8am sharp to signal the start of the market day.
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James . . . — — Map (db m243477) HM
On West Lexington Street at North Eutaw Street, in the median on West Lexington Street.
Casting a light on the identities of two enslaved persons mentioned in 1830s-era Baltimore newspaper announcements, this piece cues onlookers to a history of Lexington Market, and more specifically, pays homage to those who had been assertively . . . — — Map (db m243524) HM
On West Lexington Street just west of North Eutaw Street, on the left when traveling west.
As early as 1821, records show public meetings of all types were held at the Market, with political figures often holding court inside and on the surrounding blocks.
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Candidates for governor, local office, and even . . . — — Map (db m243481) HM
On West Lexington Street west of North Eutaw Street, on the right when traveling west.
The lore of Lexington Market has always loomed almost as large as its public market prowess. From myths of catacombs under the old West Market (really tunnels used by butchers and produce vendors for cold storage before modern refrigeration), to the . . . — — Map (db m243479) HM
On North Paca Street (Maryland Route 129), on the left when traveling north.
In 1791, at the invitation of Bishop John Carroll, the first bishop in the United States, Sulpician priests came to Baltimore from France to found St. Mary's Seminary, the nation's oldest Catholic seminary. After establishing the seminary in a . . . — — Map (db m219570) HM
On West Lexington Street at North Eutaw Street, on the right when traveling west on West Lexington Street.
Seafood—especially varieties caught right in the Chesapeake Bay—has always been front and center at Lexington Market. For more than a hundred years (from 1820s to 1920s), there was a dedicated market shed building at Lexington devoted only to . . . — — Map (db m243490) HM
On West Lexington Street west of North Eutaw Street, on the left when traveling west.
Whether hosting school concerts, fashion shows, or an annual Preakness Parade (complete with a Lexington Market-special "crab derby"), every Baltimorean knows that the Market has always been a hub for cultural life in the city. . . . — — Map (db m243480) HM
On West Baltimore Street west of North Eutaw Street, on the left when traveling east.
Maryland toll roads helped revolutionize American travel. The Baltimore and Frederick-Town Turnpike began with a tollgate, placed near this corner in 1807. For a few cents, you could head west on a "smooth" road that was the ancestor of today's . . . — — Map (db m243468) HM
On West Lexington Street just east of North Paca Street, on the right when traveling east.
From 1975 to 2016, they repeatedly make a pilgrimage to the market for "Lunch with the Elephants," an annual event with Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
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Elephants chow down on a feast at Lexington Market—a . . . — — Map (db m243476) HM
