Mack's Market

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Title

Mack's Market

Description

J. Chesley Mack, sometimes referred to as the unofficial mayor of Lakeland, operated Mack’s Market on Rhode Island Avenue. It was a general store with an ice cream counter and billiard parlor on the main floor, and rental apartments on the second floor. Mack also worked as a chef at the University of Maryland and served as Lakeland’s City Council representative from 1945 until 1957.

Date

1975

Rights

Lakeland Community Heritage Project

Files

3275 (2).jpg

Citation

“Mack's Market,” Heart of the Table, accessed June 18, 2026, https://heartofthetable.artinterp.org/items/show/34.

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