A new flea market is open for a limited time in Baltimore's Pigtown neighborhood. It's bringing in antique vendors from around the area and, if successful, could continue in the fall. In the shadow of the University of Maryland Medical Center is Baltimore's historic Pigtown neighborhood. With an emphasis on Main Street to attract customers, it's just off the beaten path on Bayard Street, where you'll find something new.Every other Sunday through May, you can go to the Pigtown flea market."I guess it's one of those things if you build it they will come and so far, they're coming," said Ben Riddleberger.The Pigtown flea market is the brainchild of Riddleberger, who owns Houseworks. It's an antique salvage business located inside an antique itself. The building was once home to Baltimore Gas and Electric's predecessor in 1885. While the inside is packed, Riddleberger says more than an acre out back was untapped, and he thought a flea market would do well."Drawing together the sort of craft and vintage/antique interest in Baltimore," Riddleberger said. "There's been a lot of community support."The flea market is open this Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Riddleberger hopes it will be a good for the community."Any time you can draw people over to a neighborhood to explore what it has to offer, it's going to benefit," he said.​

A new flea market is open for a limited time in Baltimore's Pigtown neighborhood. It's bringing in antique vendors from around the area and, if successful, could continue in the fall.

In the shadow of the University of Maryland Medical Center is Baltimore's historic Pigtown neighborhood. With an emphasis on Main Street to attract customers, it's just off the beaten path on Bayard Street, where you'll find something new.


Every other Sunday through May, you can go to the Pigtown flea market.

"I guess it's one of those things if you build it they will come and so far, they're coming," said Ben Riddleberger.

The Pigtown flea market is the brainchild of Riddleberger, who owns Houseworks. It's an antique salvage business located inside an antique itself. The building was once home to Baltimore Gas and Electric's predecessor in 1885. While the inside is packed, Riddleberger says more than an acre out back was untapped, and he thought a flea market would do well.

"Drawing together the sort of craft and vintage/antique interest in Baltimore," Riddleberger said. "There's been a lot of community support."

The flea market is open this Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Riddleberger hopes it will be a good for the community.

"Any time you can draw people over to a neighborhood to explore what it has to offer, it's going to benefit," he said.

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