The "derelict" Lincoln Square includes one of the most successful food co=ops in the country, Common Ground.
I have been a Market patron almost from the beginning. It simply doesn't get any better. You pay a bit more but what you get is fresh & won't start going bad a few days after you bring it home like some of grocery store produce. And you can buy products you simply can't buy any where else. It's why I wake up early on Saturday morning.