We went to the opening of the Randolph Street Market this weekend to check out the hodgepodge of vendors, ranging from the mundane to the bizarre. You can find antiques, jewelry, vinyl, local indie designer clothing, and a million things you never knew existed. We saw antique suitcases and birdcages, lava lamps, action figures and pottery recovered from a shipwreck. And a lot of sunburns; don't forget the sunscreen, folks!
The Randolph Street Market takes place the last weekend of each month until September. The next market will take place June 27 and 28. The Festival is at the Plumbers Hall complex, 1340 W. Washington or enter at 1350 block of W. Randolph between Ada and Ogden, part indoors and part outdoors. Admission is $10 at the gate, $8 in advance, and good for both days. Student admission is half price with ID. Children under 12 free. You can purchase a season pass for two, including free valet parking, for $75.



After reading this post and seeing that they sold hard cover books I was all amped to go. I was thinking that the pictures above looks like the original "J" Town market before Daley destroyed it leaving a retarded cheap swap meet in its place. But then I saw the entrance fee. I'm not broke( knock on wood) nor cheap, but having to pay ruins it for me and I'm not interested in "shopping" with the type of class that would pay as opposed to also being able to shop with those who can't pay