Golden Age Vintage Marketplace set to open in Youngstown for small businesses
A new small business retail incubator is opening soon in the Youngstown area.
Golden Age Vintage Marketplace is an expansion of Sweet Memories Vintage Tees & Candy, 4,000 square feet of vendor space to support small businesses, artisans, antique dealers and creative curators.
Linda Barton is the founder of Golden Age Vintage Marketplace.
“Golden Age Vintage Marketplace was created to give small businesses a real leg up,” she said. “This is not a weekend pop-up or a temporary market. It’s a secure, permanent space where vendors can operate seven days a week, build consistency, test ideas, and grow—just like the entrepreneurs who helped build Youngstown generations ago.”
Golden Age Vintage Marketplace’s grand opening is scheduled for 10 a.m. April 10 at 1282 Trumbull Ave. in Girard.
Vendors interested in being showcased can email goldenagevintagemarketplace@gmail.com or visit Sweet Memories Vintage Tees & Candy to pick up a vendor application in person and learn more about available opportunities.
The name of the marketplace is a tribute to Nathan Darsky, a Russian Jewish immigrant whose entrepreneurial vision led to the founding of Golden Age Beverages in Youngstown in 1932.
Darsky’s journey—from immigrant beginnings to local innovator—embodies the resilience, craftsmanship and entrepreneurial spirit that Golden Age Vintage Marketplace seeks to carry forward.
As a small business retail incubator, vendors at Golden Age Vintage Marketplace will have a permanent retail space within a professionally managed and monitored environment.
The marketplace will be open inside Sweet Memories Vintage Tees & Candy from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. daily.
Prospective vendors are encouraged to attend an open house and mixer at 7 - 9 p.m. on March 4 in the new space.
