A Georgetown Tradition Hops, for Now, to Arlington; Flea Market Finds Space To Spread Out

From: The Washington Post | Date: May 18, 2006| Author: Brigid Schulte - Washington Post Staff Writer | Copyright information

The Georgetown Flea Market on Wisconsin Avenue always had the cachet that comes with a famous and historic location. Diane Keaton bought vintage clothes there. Author Larry McMurtry set one of his novels there. Olga Hirshhorn, as in the art museum, was a regular, once pulling out a Moroccan rug and pillows to show a New York Times reporter who was profiling her. "Aren't these colors wonderful? And I only paid $115! He wanted $120, but we flipped for it!"

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