In the heart of Elkridge, there exists a bargain hunter’s paradise so legendary that Marylanders will set their alarms for ungodly weekend hours just to beat the crowds to Washington Boulevard Marketplace.
This isn’t just shopping – it’s a competitive sport where the trophies are vintage vinyl records, hand-crafted furniture, and that one-of-a-kind item you didn’t know you desperately needed until this very moment.
The Washington Boulevard Marketplace stands as a monument to the time-honored tradition of “one person’s trash is another person’s treasure” – except here, the treasures are organized into a labyrinth of stalls that could swallow your entire Saturday before you’ve even checked your watch.
You might arrive planning a quick browse, but three hours later you’ll find yourself seriously contemplating how that 1970s pinball machine would look in your basement while balancing a paper plate of tacos in one hand and haggling over a vintage leather jacket with the other…