Bean Station Flea Market

Several TikTok recollections describe a flea market that operated close to Randy's family home during at least the early and middle 1980s. Randy remembers merchandise tables, live animals for sale, and a concession stand that sold hamburgers, making the market a recurring setting in his childhood stories.TikTok sources: A Little Girl's Broken Heart 👧 (August 28, 2026), Hamburger Day at School (September 12, 2026).

Googer Pea and the market's closure

Randy says he bought his second pet chicken named Googer Pea at the flea market in March 1983 for $3.50. He recalls that the market later closed and was demolished during construction of Bean Station's four-lane highway. Randypedia uses the account as local oral history and omits unrelated details about private families and the chicken's death.TikTok sources: 🐔 Googer Pea - Part 3 (September 7, 2026).