RIers...FYI new fleamarket at A&H Cumberland

[MaryAnnDVC]

Cleaning off my desk and found a notation on a scrap of paper about Joe's West Warwick Fleamarket that I made...when? I don't know...I never went. But I looked it up online and found this announcement:
http://www.wwflea.com/

Coming Soon - The Big Flea!
Rhode Island's Largest Indoor and Outdoor Year Round Flea Market Superstore
Grand Opening Saturday November 6 and Sunday November 7 at the Historic Ann & Hope Complex in Cumberland RI.
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Haven't been to a fleamarket in YEARS. Like 30! Used to love the Norton MA fleamarket, if there's anyone here old enough to remember that! I guess this will be in the downstairs of Ann & Hope, where Building 19 used to be.

 

[Muushka]

I saw that A&H and knew exactly where you were talking about.

Sorry, haven't lived there since 86. But there are some things you just cannot forget.

Carry on........

PS Think they will still have that crazy thing that moved the carts from one floor to the other???

 

[happily single]

Thanks. I haven't heard a thing about this. I just assumed (maybe heard a rumor) that they were converting the Ann * Hope into condos.

I haven't been to a flea market since way back when, at least before kids. I'm excited!

 

[TandLMommy28]

I miss Ann and Hope... it used to be such a treat to get a slice of pizza after shopping with my mom if I was a good girl (way back when I was like 5!).

 

[kim929]

Thanks for the post... my kids are always asking to go to the one in Olneyville.

 

[MaryAnnDVC]

I saw that A&H and knew exactly where you were talking about.

Sorry, haven't lived there since 86. But there are some things you just cannot forget.

Carry on........

PS Think they will still have that crazy thing that moved the carts from one floor to the other???

They have a shrine to it! I go there every so often but haven't looked at it in a while, but I think you can look through the window at it and it has a little tribute to it. That was a pretty interesting thing...every so often one wouldn't catch and they'd come crashing down. Good times! LOL

Thanks. I haven't heard a thing about this. I just assumed (maybe heard a rumor) that they were converting the Ann * Hope into condos.

I haven't been to a flea market since way back when, at least before kids. I'm excited!

Condos? Blasphemy!

 

[mum2simon]

Thanks for the heads up! I may have to talk my DH into going over there

 

[MaryAnnDVC]

Did anyone go this weekend? Wondering how it was.

 

[happily single]

I didn't go but my dd13 and aunt did. They said it was PACKED with people, but mostly had JUNK. Hey, she's 13, that's all i get out of her.

 

[MaryAnnDVC]

I didn't go but my dd13 and aunt did. They said it was PACKED with people, but mostly had JUNK. Hey, she's 13, that's all i get out of her.

Well, I went today, I'm 52 and I think your 13 year described it to a T! LOL It was a mob scene, and yeah, lots of junk. I ended up going upstairs to Ann & Hope and buying one of those $5 Christmas flower kits. So it wasn't a total loss.

I like the type of flea market they have at the Scituate Art Festival (old furniture and antiques and charming old "things") although I didn't get there this year, and in previous years, it's gotten smaller.