Many of the old Maxwell Street buildings were torn down to make way for new development. The Market itself was relocated several times, most recently to its present site in l994. The Market also continues to serve as a means to realize the American Dream. Newcomers continue to enter the mainstream of American life by selling their wares at the Market. Many of their children have become educators, lawyers, and doctors.
Vendors continue to open small businesses in Chicago neighborhoods.
Restaurants, clothing stores, an art gallery and a packaged goods store are examples of small businesses started in recent years by New Maxwell Street Market vendors. The American Dream lives on at the New Maxwell Street Market .