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A flea market (or swap meet) is a type of street market that provides space for vendors to sell previously owned (second-hand) goods. [1][2] This type of market is often seasonal. However, in recent years there has been the development of 'formal' and 'casual' markets [3] which divides a fixed-style market (formal) with long-term leases and a ...
After visiting swap meets in Los Angeles and Paris’ Thieves Market for inspiration, George Bumb Sr. established the San Jose Flea Market at 1590 Berryessa Road in San Jose, California. He bought 120 acres (49 ha) of an old meat-processing plant and remodeled it to create a market with an initial 20 vendors and only 100 customers per day.
The Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet is a flea market and music venue in Santa Fe Springs, California. [2][3] It predominantly caters to Mexican Americans and Chicano culture, [4] selling food and beverages, art, clothing, household goods, and more unusual products. [5][6] As a music venue, the Swap Meet is largely known for featuring tribute acts ...
The Big Fresno Fair, founded in 1884, is an annual fair held at the Fresno County Fairgrounds. The Big Fresno Fair is managed by the 21st District Agricultural Association, an entity of the California Department of Food and Agriculture Division of Fairs & Expositions. It is the largest annual event in the San Joaquin Valley, attracting around ...
First Monday Trade Days. Coordinates: 32°33′13″N 95°52′00″W. First Monday Trade Days Main Gate. First Monday Trade Days is a monthly flea market held in Canton, Texas. The market is actually held on the Thursday through Sunday preceding the first Monday of each month. It purports to be the largest and oldest continually operated flea ...
Festival Flea Market Mall. First Monday Trade Days. Flea World. Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop. Friday Market (Amman)
Indoor swap meet. An indoor swap meet in the United States, especially Southern California and Nevada, is a type of bazaar, a permanent, indoor shopping center open during normal retail hours, with fixed booths or storefronts for the vendors. [1][2][3] Indoor swap meets house vendors that sell a wide variety of goods and services, especially ...
Feira da Ladra. The Feira da Ladra, also known as the Lisbon Flea Market, is the most popular used objects fair that takes place in the city of Lisbon, Portugal. With roots dating back to the 13th century, the fair has shifted from place to place over the centuries, until it settled in Campo de Santa Clara, parish of São Vicente, where it now ...