Maxwell Street Market

From Ira Berkow, “Maxwell Street: Survival in a Bazaar” (Doubleday, 1977). This excerpt above from Berkow’s chapter “Maxwell Street As I Lived It” is also included in the MultiPac – DVD & CD & Booklet package by Shanachie Records, “And This is Free, The Life and Times of Chicago’s Legendary Maxwell Street” http://www.amazon.com/And-This-Is-Free-Legendary/dp/B0015FQZCQ The Market is back at its historic location: 2024 to the present The city of Chicago moved the Maxwell Street Market in 2024 to its historic location at Maxwell and Halsted Streets. It is now held one Sunday a month, from May through October. Shoppers can enjoy shopping, food at the restaurants along Union Street, Maxwell Street, and Halsted Street, and music and cultural programming. The Market is operated by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), find out dates and more information here, includi...