Historical May 1985 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
“A new location, new weekend dates, and free shuttle bus service from the upper Muny lot should attract many firsttime customers to the Missouri Historical Society’s Flea Market May 17-19,” said co-chairmen, Skip Rogge (Mrs. Frank D.) and Gen Robinson (Mrs. W. Dean). “This is the 28th year for the annual sale of new and used goods, and we hope it will be the biggest yet,” they said.
The new location is the World’s Fair Pavilion, which will be surrounded by the traditional red and white checked tents.
The Pavilion crowns a hilltop in Forest Park, opposite the east border of the St. Louis Zoo, reached from the Hampton/ Forest Park exit of Highway 40. Ample parking—free—will be available in the upper Muny lot with a free shuttle bus to and from the Flea Market: Purchasers of bulky or heavy items will be allowed access to the sale site on the driveway that leads up to the World’s Fair Pavilion.
The bargain-hunter’s paradise will be open on Friday, May 17 from 3 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Weekend hours, May 18 and 19, are 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
There is a $3.00 per person charge on opening day, but admission to the Flea Market is free on Saturday and Sunday.
Since 1958 the Flea Market, benefitting the Missouri Historical Society, has been held on the parking lot of Westroads Mall.
With the construction work that will transform the mall into the St. Louis Galleria, the space was not available this year. Dillards/Stix, Baer & Fuller will continue to sponsor the Flea Market, along with the Henry Company Realtors and Community Federal. Volunteers have been working throughout the fall and winter to appraise, sort, and price household goods that have been donated for the sale.
The Flea Market is still looking for quality goods of all kinds, new and used: antiques, paintings, furniture, cooking utensils, books, sporting goods, garden equipment, jewelry, rugs, china and glassware, curtains, office equipment, and bric-a-brac of all varieties. Donors receive a letter of appraisal for tax records. New and used goods will be accepted for the sale until mid-May, when the volunteers unpack the merchandise at the World’s Fair Pavilion and in the tents. Free pick-ups may be arranged by calling the Missouri Historical Society at 361-1424. Proceeds from the Flea Market help support the Missouri Historical Society, which operates a museum, library and archives in the Jefferson Memorial Building in Forest Park.
The Society receives no tax support for its programs of public education and service and is funded primarily by membership, gifts and grants.
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The Missouri Historical Society’s Flea Market will be held in the World’s Fair Pavilion in Forest Park May 17-19 for the first time this year. Along with the new location comes free parking in the upper Muny lot with shuttle bus service to and from the. Flea Market site. The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, May 1985, page 1. Photographer not credited.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, May 1985.
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