Alameda Flea Market, noooooooo!
10/31/09 – IMPORTANT UPDATE: THE FLEA IS BACK ON!! (though how to get there quickly with the Bay Bridge still closed is a conundrum…)
We just learned via Paris Boutique Hotel that the Alameda Flea Market, which was to have happened as usual this Sunday, is canceled indefinitely due to some legal dispute among the organizers!
We were already fretting about how we were going to get there given today’s indefinite Bay Bridge closure (due to a collapsed crossbeam – lord help us!), and now we’re just, well…excuse us while we dab our eyes and honk our noses on one of the many precious vintage hankies we’ve purchased from the Flea over the years!
We’ll keep fingers and toes crossed that this is not a permanent state of affairs, and that the Flea will rise again! In the meantime, spread the word to anyone you know who was planning to go…
Photo via Paris Boutique Hotel
Tags: Alameda Flea Market
October 28th, 2009 at 6:10 pm
NOOOOO!!! Say it isn’t so! What the heck is going on with the East Bay?! Should we picket for our precious Flea Market?! BRING IT BACK! BRING IT BACK!
October 29th, 2009 at 10:04 am
That cuts to the core! A good flea is hard to find and that was a ream gem. And right before the holidays – bummer! Hope they sort it out.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
Great news: just spoke with the owner of the Alameda Flea. Alan McCon, said the Flea is now back on for this Sunday. Please pass this on.
October 29th, 2009 at 2:13 pm
Maybe not.
http://www.theislandofalameda.com/2009/10/your-weekend-the-show-must-go-on/
October 29th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
Oh No! I’ve been planning on going! Will you please inform us if you find out when or if it opens again?
October 30th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
http://www.antiquesbybay.com/
the flea’s site says it’s on! my guess is that it’s the most reliable source.