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Flemington Outlets
Update: Aug. 2025 Demolition of the former
Flemington Outlets have started. 
All buildings were removed.
Update: Jan 2023 A new mayor was elected after
a 1 year term by the old Flemington mayor.
June 2023: a chain link fence was placed around
the old outlets and building are starting to be torn down.
P.S.  Yes, the old train will still run through the area.
And I mean run through the developement, not nearby.
A summer/fall schedule was already posted.
Update: Dec 2021 - the area was declared a "renewal site",
it will be transformed to housing/first floor stores.
Update: March 2020.  According to the papers this place was
bought by a company back in Aug. 2019.
It was then sold to this other company, sight unseen.
The new owners are now looking at what to do to this place.
A number of the buildings have "not for human occupancy" on the doors.
So sorry to see this place this way.
These photos were taken on Thurs., March 2017, a weekday at 2:00 pm
Now I know many malls are having a problem...
Oops, we were up at The Crossings, Tannersville, PA
On a weekday a couple of weeks later, lots of cars and shoppers.
A few weeks later we were at at new outlet in South Jersey, just off 295. 
Every store was open and busy for a weekday.
Hummm  ? ? ?
Why is Flemington a ghost town ? ?
Dec. 2017 - I was going to add new photos.. but it's still the same.
Newspaper Review of Flemington Outlets - 1983
Paul Buyan Village party - 2015
FYI the Flemington has a new PR site, decent.
The video is nice.. but doesn't identify where you are at the time.

There is a map you can check out and print (upper left).
Stop the music, button under the map !
Turntable Junction, Flemington NJ - 2024
Aquired these maps off Ebay in Oct. 2024 and in 2025
- Years gone by -
The Flemington Guide - 1984
List stores and a map with locations

Flemington Outlet map - 1984
The Village Wordsmith's
Stroll and Shop Map
Flemington, NJ
not dated

Flemington, NJ stroll and shop map
WILTON FACTORY OUTLET
Main St. Flemington, NJ -  1983

WILTON Factory Outlet, Flemington, NJ
Flemington Turntable Junction
flyer - 1972

Sent to homes when requested
Flemington Turntable Junction flier - 1972

Update Aug. 2025:  All the buildings of Liberty Village are gone.
As of 2024, the Liberty Village Outlets were sold and are being torn
down for condos and apartments.
Sept 2025... all the buildings were demolished.
Apartments / Condos were built
These will be added to the hundreds of apartments / Condos
added to the Raritan Twp that surronds Flemington, NJ.
And yes, as of 2025 the single lane bridge to the train tunnel,
that still runs in the old liberty village, is
still backing up traffic.  Expecially with all the
new neighbors.
One of the empty stores by the parking lot.

Flemington NJ outlets, dated 2017

It still is beautiful in Flemington.

Flemington NJ outlets, dated 2017

There must be at least 20 empty stores

Flemington NJ outlets, dated 2017
Flemington NJ outlets, dated 2017

By Turntable Junction, actually I don't think more then two stores by this side are open.

Flemington NJ outlets, dated 2017
Flemington NJ outlets, dated 2017

Yes, even the roof of the sign is gone.
Yet they want people to rent ?
As of 2025 the comic book shop
is still there.

Flemington NJ outlets, dated 2017
The outlets are showing their age.

Flemington NJ outlets, dated 2017

I guess rust makes for a
good Open House ?

Flemington NJ outlets, dated 2017
Flemington NJ outlets, dated 2017
Flemington NJ outlets, dated 2017 Flemington NJ outlets, dated 2017

EARLIER PHOTOS
STILL EMPTY - NOW GONE

Flemington NJ Outlets closing — illustration 17 Flemington NJ Outlets closing — illustration 18
Flemington NJ Outlets closing — illustration 19 Flemington NJ Outlets closing — illustration 20
  This is Turnable Junction area. 
This is still here, just no businesses are open.
The town is looking at this is an area that needs improvement.
Turnable Junction area. Flemington, NJ 
Turnable Junction area, 2025, Flemington, NJ 
Turnable Junction area, 2025, Flemington, NJ    Liberty Village as of Sept. 2025
was demolished to make rooms for

apartments and condos. 

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