• The Lexington Market in downtown Baltimore is open daily from 10am to 6pm.  It's endured two fires in its long history, and today is an open air market with hundreds of vendors.
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    The Lexington Market in downtown Baltimore is open daily from 10am to 6pm. It's endured two fires in its long history, and today is an open air market with hundreds of vendors.
  • The stalls of the main market space vary in size and type.  Everything from liquor to produce to ready-to-eat chinese food is for sale here.
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    The stalls of the main market space vary in size and type. Everything from liquor to produce to ready-to-eat chinese food is for sale here.
  • An employee of a plant stall bags two house plants for a customer.
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    An employee of a plant stall bags two house plants for a customer.
  • A customer pays for his produce.
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    A customer pays for his produce.
  • Fresh fish is in abundance at Lexington Market, in a city known for its seafood — particularly crab cakes and lake trout, shown here.
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    Fresh fish is in abundance at Lexington Market, in a city known for its seafood — particularly crab cakes and lake trout, shown here.
  • The fish stalls are not for the weak-stomached.
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    The fish stalls are not for the weak-stomached.
  • Lunch is the busiest time of day at the market.  Here, a cook grills meat and onions for cheesesteaks.
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    Lunch is the busiest time of day at the market. Here, a cook grills meat and onions for cheesesteaks.
  • Fresh oysters are shucked-to-order at Faidley's Seafood.
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    Fresh oysters are shucked-to-order at Faidley's Seafood.
  • Pizza is one of many delicacies served at Lexington Market.
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    Pizza is one of many delicacies served at Lexington Market.
  • A customer pays for her order of Chinese food before the lunch rush begins.
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    A customer pays for her order of Chinese food before the lunch rush begins.
  • Customers eat in the market's two-level food court.
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    Customers eat in the market's two-level food court.

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