Patrick, this made be hard to believe, but many years ago I actually worked for AMC before it became a flea market. I worked for about 6 months in the sporting goods department, handling fishing equipment, guns, etc.......

I can tell you that the people that owned the AMC flea market sold out to somebody else. It is still a flea market though. I have been in there twice to look around, and I can tell you that I wasted my time. The place reaked of smoke, their air conditioning didn't work(it was hot the day I went), and the people that were in there were real scary looking. If they had any type of security, I didn't see it. Plus, they had very few booths.

The bad thing is that I work just south of the flea market, by the treatment plant. The neighborhood is definitely a high crime area with a lot of gang members and transients.


By the way, if you want to go to a flea market that has just about everything, go to the Old Paris Flea Market on S. Eastern. The place is nice inside and there is no smoking allowed. The atmosphere is really nice and there are many, many vendors that sell their items at a good price. They also have good security. Of course, the security guard I have seen weighs about 300 pounds and is about 5'4". I can't see him chasing anybody down. The only negative about Old Paris is their parking lot. It is horrendous. Pot holes and craters everywhere.

Old Paris is not in the best area either, but it is in a much better area than the old AMC flea market.