Lexington Market in West Baltimore | America's Oldest Market from 1782? | ExLog 70

[@sal]

You all need to get a Faidley's crab cake sandwich here. It's the only way. Thanks for watching! ExLog Phase IV Baltimore Saga Parts: Part 1 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6qXlZyYnqqtrsU Part 2 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIaYimeYo9pmoNE

[@QuietJ0Y]

Aa soon as I saw the stand I remembered my grandmother and how she would make them from scratch. Born in 1910, she didn’t play. She also had mad skills with Salmon Patties. Thanks for what you do Sal!

[@Trainy2]

You can order those crabcakes online I see

[@alicewalker838]

I'm sorry but i really don't like there crab cakes i have found other places around the city that had better ones just my opinion.

[@sal]

Totally valid. Maybe they’ve got some sort of sentimental value to me :)

[@ballisticcoefficientdepend9811]

Faidley's is definitely in the top 5 for best crab cakes, as a lifelong Baltimorean, I've found a few others that are close, but not the same. Anyone remember the breakfasts you could get at Lexington? For a DOLLAR, I would get eggs, home fries, and 4 huge slices of scrapple. The plate weighed so much, at least 4 lbs, that the lady would put another plate over the food, then put it in a bag and tie it down tightly. On the way back to the shop, I was working the summer's for UMAB (the University of Maryland at Baltimore), in 1999 and 2000, I would stop at the T&S Deli and get the best half and half in the world: breakfast of champions. I can't believe how identical the place looks, just so weird without the shoulder to shoulder crowds. I love these videos, they bring back so many memories. Absolutely brilliant video, I truly appreciate it, you definitely deserve my subscription! Thanks again.

[@byesko86]

These Baltimore centric videos are really bringing up a lot of great memories. I can't wait for the mondawmin one! Baltimore is more than just the bad, and I appreciate anyone who can focus on the good.

[@raekwonsnyder5030]

I mean whatever good energy Baltimore has is gone. Can’t wait to get tf outta here lol

[@christophermoultrie7838]

@@raekwonsnyder5030 bye and don't come back

[@hollybeary]

I agree. I get really nostalgic for Baltimore now, even though I haven't lived there in years.

[@gmc9753]

Lexington Market was so much fun to go to when I was a kid in the 70's. Back then every shop was open and busy and you could find all sorts of things that you couldn't find anywhere else. How could you forget a place that grinds horseradish fresh?!

[@sdnikko8960]

I worked a couple blocks away in the "garment district". That was the place to go for lunch and it was always busy. I would direct out of towners that way and they were all amazed.

[@ballisticcoefficientdepend9811]

Fresh ground horseradish?! I'd pay top dollar for that now, and I'm a Baltimorean myself lol!

[@wandererpyepoudre744]

@@ballisticcoefficientdepend9811 Tulkoff fresh ground potatoes

[@MrDan708]

Anyone who has ever worked in retail has probably seen one of those customer-service videos, but this one is damned funny!

[@chuckoffcampus9738]

I first went there in 1987, and it was amazing. There were at least 6 places serving up raw oysters. It was busy, clean, and safe, as was the Metro. I think there was free parking in the garage, at least on weekends. The last time I was up that way in about 2012, I took one look at the street action and decided not to even bother parking. It's depressing to see what should be a jewel has turned into.

[@veevee9923]

I can’t forget the live bands that used to play on weekends and some events... you can eat up on the second floor and look down at all the people dancing lol

[@HarmonHeat]

Haven't eaten there in almost 20yrs and never will again. I love classic Baltimore but it's just not the same anymore

[@Projectart69]

I have watched several of your videos in this series and many of these malls are like old movie sets where parts of my life took place. Where I grew up. Harbor Place and Gallery, I worked in both pavilions and the Gallery. I worked in the Light Street Pavilion same time as Sisqo was drawing crowds at the Fudgery. I shopped in Mondawmin Mall with my grandmother. I remember the parking deck and The bank used to have a drive up teller window. I got my first ever job at Security Square Mall, around the time the mall was renovated and the food court was added. And oh how magnificent that fountain was at center court. The 89’s were good to all of these places , even Lexington Market. When I looked at this video for Lexington. So many memories flooded in. There used to be live music in the Arcade. In 1985, my school choir performed there for Christmas. We were served lunch in a reserved section of the Arcade. I have good memories of the market. My Dad used to go there regularly to get “lunch” for the house. Which would be all kinds of goodies, including fruit salad, cooked chicken, Berger cookies. Sometimes I used to go there with my Grandmother by bus from West Baltimore. In 1990, when I interned with the Mayor’s Committee for Art and Culture (Artscape - Our office was inside Bromo Seltzer Tower) I used to go there when for lunch. They would always tell us to be careful going to lunch. When I got married my husband and I would go there early on Saturdays to get fresh meat, fruits and vegetables. We would catch the subway back to West Baltimore and walk to our apartment, which was Blocks from Mondawmin Mall

[@2010Atomix]

Hey man, I just stumbled across your channel. I’m a local here in Baltimore, and I really enjoyed the video. Oh man! I remember the Arcade! This video brought back so many memories! I remember getting food from there as a kid with my mom after school. They had a really nice smoke and cigar shop in there with some really cool owners a few years back when it was still there.

[@forreal4002]

Have not been there for years now, but I have family who live near Baltimore, each time I visit they knew a trip to Lexington Market was a must. I miss going to that market. I live near the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia, another food eatery I love, thank you for the video.

[@craignunnallypurcell]

As an architect & urban designer I worked on the new Lexington Market as the fundamental concept designer. You should do a followup documenting new facility and relationship to existing neighborhood. Your take would be interesting no doubt...

[@sal]

It’s on the books! I’m actually trying to get permission to film the catacombs…any way you could help?

[@EquityCall]

You're a genius with those intro's. The rest of the video is good too.

[@sal]

Spooky.

[@TheYouTubeTeam]

22:02 dude selling "some good weed"

[@mattwenhold8435]

That's all Lexington market sells these days. Well that, and more drugs

[@MrLoretano77]

My friend, I enjoy your videos. I have lived in the Baltimore area for more than 20 years and tried to go to the market one afternoon, but someone was being robbed and beat down by the doorway of the old arcade, so I never went back. Sir, you have my respect as you definitely have stones.

[@robertpomiersr.4754]

I went to the market with my Grandad since the 80s it still looks exactly the same. I remember buying fish and watching the bands play on the weekends

[@scottowd]

I live in Baltimore and grew up in Baltimore. At this point in time, I would never go to Lexington Market under no circumstances.

[@nickdee9949]

Fascinating log. You had me in stitches with your comments regarding the staff room. Another superb piece.

[@559bman]

Reading terminal market flashbacks. Looks like a place I'd love to eat at. Intro: bel direttore d'orchestra. Best yet. Watched it at least three times. Pop copy training.

[@tommycharnie987]

That grocery store lady is not having it!😂

[@peterstean2138]

It really saddens me that the good times for Baltimore and similar cities in the US are in the past given that the well-paid blue collar jobs that built them are not coming back, and their corresponding population declines appear to be terminal (according to the Baltimore Sun, the city lost 1.5% of its population last year alone). I enjoyed this video Sal, as always, but this one in particular left me profoundly depressed...

[@johnmyers5315]

Nice job. Lexington Market, Cross Street Market, and Corn Beef Row were a treat back in the 70s to grab lunch. Such will power for not grabbing a bag of Berger's cookies.

[@jasoncarskadon6809]

Sal I love what you've done with this Baltimore exlog. I love the history and stories you share about your experiences. Thanks sal looking forward to the next one.

[@suchcone]

Excellent video as always. As an aside, I could watch people being polite at doorways for hours.

[@sal]

Isn’t it refreshing?

[@barbibutton9619]

I LOVE Baltimore. My first school was there; many fond family memories like our first TV set and the riots when MLK was shot...the 60's in Baltimore were frightening, exciting, growing, changing...just special. We, will never pass this way again. I have been to this market many times. TY for posting this.

[@hollybeary]

OMG I totally forgot about Herling's Grocery Basket! I used to live in a tiny studio apt on N. Charles Street and Herling's was really my only grocery option, so I got to know Lexington Market pretty quick. Best slab bacon I have ever had, don't remember the vendor name. Sometimes I miss Baltimore.

[@johnroot4886]

Man, my friends and I went to LM about 3 years ago and had to try Faidley’s, very good crab cakes but thought we were going to get stabbed before we got there and after we left, got offered several types of drugs, doorman at hotel was shocked we went there, we went during the day, he said he won’t ever go near there, and he was African American, if people go there, just be very careful and keep your head on a swivel.

[@awfike24]

Oh, the way I laughed at that intro!

[@sal]

Lolol yesssss. Plenty more where that came from! Make sure to see the other 69 episodes!!!

[@theneonexplorer]

I went on a field trip here in the 90s, probably 94? Since we were from Reisterstown, we went over to Owings Mills, got on the metro, went to that metro stop, and went to the market. Idk whose idea it was to drag a bunch of 6 year olds to Lexington Market, but I know it was not long after that Owings Mills Mall employee was murdered not far from that Owings Mills Metro station and so my mom chaperoned the trip because she didn't want me going on the metro without her.

[@sal]

This is amazing.

[@clittle1559]

Born and raised in baltimore and hearing about that field trips great

[@jacobrosenberg8423]

Lots of great memories of Lexington Market as a kid from the late sixties to the early seventies. Got my head cut standing in line @ Fadleys because the crowd control pole with the rope on it fell on my head as I played with it. The market manager stuck a band-aid on my head and that was it while my parents lost me for a while from this incident, but I kinda got a kick out of it as a kid. We bought lots of things there at the market. We used to go into the Annex and get spring rolls from a Korean food vendor, loved them. Those days are surely gone though and Baltimore has become a festering pit of decay from fifty + years of social engineering. Hope it returns to something to want to live in again but for now we must let those memories go because, it is not likely to return unless the people get wise. Thanks for showing us this place.

[@100Sudsy]

Thanks again, Sal! We have nothing like that up here in Canada. Places that look similar from the outside, but nothing like old school markets with that beautiful hodgepodge of . . . stuff ;). Cripes . . . I don't even know where to find a payphone anymore.

[@denniskirschbaum9109]

I was a student at Baltimore Polytechnic from 1976-1979. After school my friends and I would take a bus to downtown Baltimore and go to Lexington Market. There was a place inside the door that sold doughnuts. They were 15 cents each. I think it was called Juniors. We'd pool our money and buy as many doughnuts as we could. Then climb the stairs and sit on the floor and eat them. The same stairs in your video. There was a place that sold the best Italian subs. They were 75 cents for a half a cold cut sub. There was a place called Sam Serrios that sold fruit and veg and a place called Penn-Dutch that had pizza. Many, many happy memories. A bit sad to see it so run down now. Baltimore has fallen on hard times but it was a great place to grow up 45 years ago

[@zer0ne83]

Watching those subs grow like I knew they would. So proud of you, bro. Great vid as always. Keep it up mate. 100k in 2021, calling it now.

[@sal]

Woot! Thank you!!

[@turtlecatpurrz]

Brought my mom and aunt here once. They are from Nebraska. It was a real culture shock moment. I only visited Lexington the one time. I wish I had gone back. I visited Cross Street several times though. Because it was near work. I also got to visit the new crop of market type structures, Washington? And R House. (Admittedly more of a random food court building.) Thanks for sharing this. So very many memories.

[@west_nebraska_dude4527]

I'm so impressed by your research, presentation and delivery of these videos. Thanks so much for sharing your adventures!

[@annamnemonic]

thank you for making this video! i went to lexington market so often with my grandmother, who was from baltimore, in the 90's and 00's. i haven't been in at least 15 years, seeing it again was a lovely nostalgic trip. we would make the trip to lexington market just for faidley's crabcakes, too. thank you so much for this one, again!

[@BOEHHO89]

When I was a little kid my Mother and I would go to that place back in the 50s ,there was a Sunny's Surplus store near by and I looked forward to going there .

[@Idelia412]

I used to go to Lexington Market for lunch when I was stationed at Ft. Meade. on Fridays. The place looks run down since I was there back in the 1980's and 1990's. I moved away from Baltimore area in 2005 and have not been back since except once in 2007. Thanks for sharing a great video!

[@the-d-man1013]

Thank you for a great video it brought back memories for me when my family used to have a store inside of Lexington Market it has change but the people are still the same it is a good community just got lost it will find its way back keep up the good work

[@MrHans818]

I was born in downtown Baltimore in 1955 and left in 1970. My father would go to the Lexington market every week. It was not a clean place when I was a kid but times are very much different. He would go to the stall that had his double yolk eggs. The one thing that strands out in my mind was the big old piece of liver sitting on a cutting board to be cut to size for the customer out in the open. Flies were everywhere. You get your chickens still with there claws hanging up on a hanger. People in this day in age would have a hissy fit the way thing were sitting out. People back in those days and before didn't know any different including me. I have not been in there in over 40 years. OH!!! the one thing I also remember was the fresh roasted peanut stall right before you walk in. We never went to the building behind just the Eutaw street stores

[@sonnyd.6777]

@ 1:13...Corner of Paca and Saratoga. Thats were I work...shelter for the hopless at heart..St. Jude Shrine

[@st.bernadetteparish2540]

I used to work at the Univ of Maryland Medical School, just a few blocks from Lexington Market. Crab cakes from Faidley's were a staple for me!

[@XFrankthetankX]

That Customer First intro had me dead 💀 Where do you find this stuff?!😂 Loving this series Sal, I grew up on the naval base in Anacostia so I have some fond memories of the charm city. Left for CT in 05' Sadly haven't been back in awhile and hurts my heart to see the current state from watching your series. But I know the city will thrive again, Baltimoreans got that moxy. I do hope you can make a trip to Crystal city mall in Arlington and Potomac Mills in Woodbridge VA, those were my stomping grounds growing up there 30+ years ago and would love to see your take on them. Just love your work man! Keep away from those elevators Be well and stay safe

[@f15teenyears]

This place kind of reminds me of St. Lawrence Market in Downtown Toronto! Neat! Thanks for showing.

[@Martini_Mcfly]

OMG that intro... I'm dying! 😄 Well edited.

[@MrDan708]

Lancaster, PA's Central Market lays claim to being the oldest continuously operating farm market (1889). When you feel better about traveling, that might be a place to look at, Sal.

[@atomicpuppet]

the hours of the place are so strange, even before covid. Id go up on a Saturday and they were already closed by noon. When I actually was able to get in its a great pace! Whatever the name of the coffee stand in there, I really liked them.

[@daquila00]

My dad would always get the hot roasted peanuts, The smell would waft All over That place. Back when I was a kid in the 70's, Many times of the day it was shoulder to shoulder people inside Lexington market.

[@NathanDavisVideos]

I love those lights as seen at 15:27; they definitely scream of the mid-1900's (1940s/'50s) Cold War school and federal building-era! (Especially those yellowish-orange "subway tile" on the walls.)

[@atlasdude]

Sal, awesome video. I'm originally from Baltimore and lived by Lexington Market during medical school and residency. One of the hidden gems at the Market is Mem Sahib, an Indian restaurant connected to the larger building, but not actually inside. Loving your series, keep it up.

[@maggiemcmac8273]

When I worked downtown, I have fond memories of Park's Fried Chicken. However, bugs have been a long time part of the market. Back in the 80's, our company used to rorder executive lunches from Mary Mervis. One day the shrimp salad came with a really large water bug mixed in the salad. Sad thing, the guy had bit right into it. Also I have witnessed roaches running across bakery goods in the market. Unfortunately, the drug sales are quite active outside the doors. IMHO, not a really safe place to visit.

[@KarenKSmith-tm2kp]

I know you not lieing I used to work at one of the stalls before. The mice was my damn co-workers, the ppl I worked for use to get mad cuz I was grossed OUT let's say I only lasted two wks.

[@s99614]

I would not take anyone from out of town to the Lexington Market, even 30 years ago.

[@ZachariaZuehlke]

No need to be humble I think your channel deserves a lot more attention than it gets. I always feel as if I’m watching a professional documentary whenever you upload and I get completely immersed in the environment you’re capturing and all the history. Not to mention you’ve always seemed like a genuine dude who cares about the communities that you cover even when you’re far from home so keep up the good work Sal!

[@sal]

I love you, and you’ve just made my day complete.

[@ZachariaZuehlke]

Sal glad to have helped. Your content is awesome for appreciating and studying the past and finding a truth of sorts out of all of it. I like how your videos almost always do a deep dive into the ownership and management to find out just exactly how it ended up in its current state. There are tons of abandoned and old structures in my hometown that I’d love to exlog half as well as you could lol

[@michael9052]

The junkies have taken over that area. I worked a couple blocks from there. We liked to get lunch from Mary Mervys Deli. We stopped going because of the panhandlers.

[@blazingfire8794]

I'm from Baltimore but the County and I have to say that I enjoy your videos. They are interesting and full of facts about the City. I would love for you to do some of the county malls such as White Marsh since the reopening. I know that Sears closed up but I don't know what else has.

[@edwardtabor77]

Loved going to Pollack Jhonnies in Lexington Market. I worked at JHH in 1990 to 2002 and spent many lunch dollar at the dollar sub store or Bair Bros Fried Chicken. Those were the days.

[@alimaleki217]

Yet another video showcasing your incredible talent as a passionate storyteller! Sal, it also reminds me of the times I cringe when I see you walk into an elevator at a dead mall. I don’t think you can count on the emergency notification button working correctly if something goes wrong. Read the story of the person who got stuck in an elevator in a large NY office building for the better part of a long weekend.

[@sal]

I’ll be more careful...

[@jeee1074]

I enjoyed this Baltimore series. Looking forward to the next chapter in the Exlog.

[@ronniecardy]

That market was really big. Thanks for showing this

[@philipchavis4868]

I used to work at Mercy Medical Center. We used to go the Lexington all the time for lunch. Good memories.

[@sonnyd.6777]

been working near that "drug store" market for ten years, i am so glad you made it out alive!

[@LarcR]

I lived in Baltimore for several years until the early 1980s and regularly shopped at Lexington Market including Faidley's fish stall. It's heartbreaking to see the condition the place is in now.

[@TheCubeTube]

That elevator is pure nightmare fuel! Great video Sal!

[@ronsmith4325]

I can't be the only one who wants to see that entire customer service training video... Absolutely hilarious!!!

[@1eyemark66]

What to expect... 1)Panhandling. 2) Open air drug deals. 3) Violence. 4) Needles on the ground. 5) Users using in sight. 6) Expect any and all illegal activities.

[@stringalongmike1953]

Absolutely correct.

[@taimaishu-nao1922]

You know a video is good when you watch the live premiere and come back and watch the entire episode again.

[@d-rg.karamitev9796]

Sal I absolutely adore these sponsor intros! You nail it again! I can't wait to fly to Baltimore and visit the places from your videos once the pandemic is over. Cheers mate!

[@sal]

Hey thanks so much for the kind words! Much more coming!!! Cheers!

[@cas226]

The commercials at the front are always amazing

[@brinkly97]

Wow! Sal, this one took me way back down memory lane...I remember fondly traveling downtown after school for a corned beef sandwich from Murry Mervis, to salt water taffy & shoestring licorice from Candy Kitchen topped off with a bag of hand scooped UTZ potatoes chips & a slice of coconut custard pie from the many bakery stalls. Sadly it's also quite depressing to see what has become of this once amazing market & city gem. Have you considered other shopping districts like downtown Essex? Or, perhaps you only do indoor malls. Essex is yet another victim of whatever the he'll is killing these unique shopping areas. The Essex down corridor was featured in a few movies & it's quite unique with its diagonal head in parking & wide sidewalks. I really miss the charm of these places. I wish city planners would at least try to breath new life into these community shopping hubs. Well done, great video.

[@veevee9923]

brinkly97 yoooo! I loved Murray mervis they got the best subs and sandwiches omg yes the peanut shop lol

[@brinkly97]

@@veevee9923 Dang! How could I have forgotten about those wonderful hot roasted peanuts. 😌😊. Thanks for reminding me.

[@chrisaragon4232]

Ok I am DEAD at the Customer service video LOLLLLL

[@jenniferwilson9579]

The market looks so different now, much cleaner if you can believe it. My grandparents took me there in the 1970s, and it was surreal-hazy with cigar and cigarette smoke mixed with the smells of fried chicken and other food cooking. The place looked very crowded and very dirty. There was a man chopping up chickens with a lit cigar dangling from his lips. Not sure the health department ever visited back then!

[@alliecatt420]

Wow this was awesome! Randomly popped up in my suggested, I'm from Baltimore and I live just a few blocks away from Lexington Market!

[@PrincessPattyPumpkin]

I'm 53 and grew up in West Baltimore just a few miles from there. Ive been there many times over my life and never knew about the supermarket that's in there. I never went to that part. That's crazy!

[@hollyarmstrong2293]

I like the music around the 19 and 20 min mark. It's fun. That intro was one of your best.

[@sal]

Thanks :)

[@hoeyel2013]

You probably would’ve loved my old job as a lead based paint inspector. I got to go inside abandoned homes all over East, West and South Baltimore. The need for the job came out of people suing dead beat landlords. I never saw any action, but my coworker once fell through a floor and another time got chased by drug using squatters. Looking forward to the Mondawmin episode. I imagine since the closing of the Target it’s pretty dead (I preferred that Target...). My dad used to go there in the early 90s when he worked for BGE to meet with folks about not being able to pay their bills. You could do an episode about the metro if you’re comfortable with the potential virus exposure. Idk if I would be right now, but it’s definitely the right vibe for your channel down there!

[@sal]

I thought about the metro...I might wait a bit on that. Stay tuned for Mondawmin, and make sure to follow up with my other 69 episodes!

[@jackiemarshall3711]

I love Lexington Market. The food always tasted great. They used to have live music and people dancing. It was so nice. I thought they demolished this to rebuild it.

[@RavenFilms]

I saw that “costumer first” training video in it’s entirety on another channel awhile back ( I think it might have been Chadtronic), I like what you did with it, making it sound super rude (way ruder than the “example” rude they set up) and curing out the nice parts and the parts that showed it was for training good employees. It’s very funny and fitting for this video. Great work.

[@deborahpender2347]

I would absolutely NOT advise people to visit Lexington Market. I used to love Baltimore city but many areas such as this are simply no longer safe.

[@jillian4188]

Two things: That intro 😂😭😂 and I made the mistake of watching this first thing in the morning, and now I'm really hungry 😂🤣😂 Looks like an awesome place!

[@marizelrileyaxtell3680]

I used to go to the Old Lexington Market when it was still up before they shut it down and rebuilt it it went there every day when I was little with my dad and got lunch their fried chicken and french fries and their crab cakes were delicious the bakery they had in there with the cakes and stuff were so delicious I had one of them for a birthday cake when I was 6 years old

[@rodmunch69]

Mogadishu looks lovely this time of year... Good job making it out of there without getting mugged.

[@TheHow707]

as a native Baltimorean thank you for this Sal. Subbed a long time ago but HAD to not just like but comment on your Balto content. Awesome!

[@sal]

Hey thanks so much!! I love my city, Baltimore rocks :)

[@DannyManny98]

@@sal I reside in Rockville, MD.

[@Scott__C]

This is a great series. As a kid I lived in Harford County, and had been to the market a few times. I also worked in the city as an adult in the Mt. Vernon area, but not for about 12 years. If there's anything interesting to cover there, I'd love to see it. Side note, I love the VoiceOver you do rather than narrating as you go like some KZbinrs will do. I'm sure it makes it easier for them, but frankly, the VO is better from a viewer perspective.

[@sal]

I’ll have to agree. Many in this genre take the lazy way out and just comment on stuff the camera is pointing at. I’m not into that. Thanks for watching!

[@Starscreamlive]

This was your best intro yet. Hilarious!🤣😂🤣

[@PositionLight]

It's interesting to compare the Lexington Market in Baltimore with the Reading Terminal Market in Philly and how they have seemed to have had such dramatically diverging fates despite being so similarly situated within their respective urban cores. Lexington Market is like 2 or 3 blocks from that very nice part of Charles St with the whole foods and the two residential towers and the nice restaurants, but you walk out the back of that complex and its all Wig Stores and abandoned buildings. Like how the heck did the city fail to redevelop the Lexington Market area with all of its transit access and proximity to the Royal Farms Arena, sports complex, inner harbour etc. It's like they intentionally took a good part of the city and let it rot. Totally baffling.

[@hoeyel2013]

Tbh it’s about which citizens the city views as valuable. Baltimore City has been putting money in primarily white and affluent areas for ages. To their credit, they are revitalizing Lexington Market now and there’s some activity on N Howard by the lightrail.

[@stevekemble8911]

Even though I am from NOLA, the Crab cakes at Haussner's were the best I ever had (at the time - and maybe still). That and a few other things are great there, but overall the seafood is better in NOLA. Can't beat those Belle River crawfish! Yes, I might try the food from the Lexington Market.

[@davonfowler8236]

@ 16:00 i remember in the 80s as a kid the managers office was a check cashing place

[@jcrouzzo]

Now see as a lifelong Pittsburgher something about your recent and some older videos (the abandoned department store with literally nothing around it really, old town mall, harbor place) made me never wanna visit Baltimore. Thanks for showing there's some hidden gems! We don't have a market here like Baltimore or Cleveland its the one and only thing I dislike about my home town.

[@jellycake3820]

I’m from East Baltimore and the market was my spot to get a corn beef sandwich but don’t stay to long your clothes gonna smell just like it every food in there 😂😂😂

[@nukemanmd]

What a shame. When I worked iin the inner harbor area, a group of us would walk to that market. I would get some oysters at Faidley's and a corned beef sandwich at Barron's. It was always a treat and I was never afraid. That was in the late '80s / early 90s.

[@morriganwitch]

Thank you Sal xxx always interesting xxx

[@trentkprue]

Native Washingtonian...ABSOLUTELY LOVE LEXINGTON MARKET...

[@juliebove6237]

Great vid..reminds me a lil bit of the West side market in Cleveland..hope Lexjngton can make a full recovery..

[@laurenoneil]

My dad also introduced me to Lexington market, albeit quite younger. I remember one time as a particularly petulant child I had a meltdown outside and stomped my feet in what i later realized was a puddle of pee.

[@rpimjada1549]

Surreal - abandon malls video. So real - Lexington Market video. Thank you Sal.

[@kevingary7018]

:) ... I remember going to lunch at Lexington Market back in the seventies, drinking cold beer, and eating oysters on a half shell. It is nice to reminisce of a by-gone era - but ,the reality of today just sucks.

[@christinalillbellspark8284]

I have been inside a government building but you are right nothings can beat the Lexington market

[@christinalillbellspark8284]

@sal and I do remember when you sneaked into Landmark mall which it is so sad that the Sears there is closing down

[@HKim0072]

I used to go here as much as possible before my shift at Harborplace. There was a Korean place that had really cheap food (before people knew what Korean food was). Realistically, it was just meat and rice, lol. But, it was good and pretty inexpensive. I want to say it was 30% of 1 hour of minimum wage, but it might have been closer to 45%. Can't remember. I would get the food and then walk down to work and eat before my shift.

[@dotax669]

I love the aesthetics to your videos! (Originally umbrella corperation. This is my backup account) keep up the great work as always, Sal!

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i used to love getting chili dogs from lexington market when i was little. miss that energy

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I have good memories of going there. I ventured there less after the rat incident. By the way, I also liked Trinacria, the Italian market and carry out up the street from the market on Paca - nice folks there.

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Jewel training vid lady is my hero