LIBERTY, Ohio – Golden Age Vintage Marketplace will celebrate its grand opening inside Sweet Memories Vintage Tees & Candy on Friday, bringing together local artisans, craftspeople, vintage curators and specialty food makers.
To celebrate the grand opening, the first 100 visitors Friday will receive a free swag bag, which includes a Golden Age Vintage Marketplace T-shirt.
The marketplace, which will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., will serve as a small business retail incubator, giving local entrepreneurs the opportunity to grow together under one roof.
The founding small business partners include Dream in Color, NutMeg, RustBelt Soapworks, Inked in Thread, Vivid Gypsy Goods, Wooden Nail, Iron Garden, Sonshine Blooms, The Farmer’s Daughter by Zahara, CAMArt, Iron Glass Art, Linda’s Bees, Youngstown Apparel, Because It’s Fun, Idora Park Experience, A Christmas Story, Wool War I, The Vault by Afterburner, Sabina’s Squishies, Lit Scenes and RetroSoul.
The Root Cellar, which occupies two booths in the marketplace, will feature Delirium Pickling, Kava Roasters, Lulu’s Baked Goods, Black’s Family Farm, Peace Blends, Tongue Punch Flavor Co., Baked by Watts, Meadow Farms, Poppin’ Kernels, Herbal Rayne Sourdough, Maggie’s Mac’s & More and Horning’s Sweet Heat.
Golden Age Vintage Marketplace will also feature “A Tribute to Local History,” an exhibit celebrating the entrepreneurial spirit of Youngstown and northeastern Ohio.
In 1932, Golden Age Beverage was founded in Youngstown by Nathan Darsky. In 2025, Linda Barton, owner of Sweet Memories Vintage Tees & Candy and Golden Age Vintage Marketplace, purchased the defunct Golden Age trademark and began restoring the brand as a tribute to the Darsky family, their legacy and the history of entrepreneurship in the region.
The marketplace includes an exhibition dedicated to the Golden Age Beverage brand and the Darsky family, as well as a tribute wall honoring northeastern Ohio-founded companies including Good Humor, Klondike, Packard and Arby’s.
“Golden Age Vintage Marketplace was created to give local makers and small business partners a place to grow while celebrating the people and brands that built this region,” Barton said. “We wanted to create something that is part marketplace, part museum and completely rooted in community.”
Pictured at top: Image via Facebook | Golden Age Vintage Market.