Lexington Market's $40M redo gets underway with hopes of change, economic impact for Baltimore

Baltimore's once "world famous" Lexington Market has struggled over the past 50 years, experiencing decline and economic disinvestment. Today, its faded signage, dirty white subway tile walls, shuttered vendor booths and burned-out neon signal that the center, like much of the city's west side, has been overlooked. Yet a new project that officially got underway Tuesday aims to not only return the 238-year-old market to its role as a culinary and social hub, but transform it into a center for small…