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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 ...
Coordinates: 26.13727°N 80.19158°W. The Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop is a 14-screen drive-in theater in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, that is a drive-in and daily flea market. From 1989–2006 the Hanneford Family Circus performed daily (except Tuesdays) in the Swap Shop food court, entertaining the roughly 12 million people who visit each year.
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.
Henn opened what became the Swap Shop as a drive-in movie theater in 1963. He shortly thereafter decided to add a flea market.Through shrewd business practices and somewhat extravagant promotion, Henn was able to grow the Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop into one of the region's most popular tourist attractions.
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 ...
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 ...
The Eastern Market is a public market in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C., housed in a 19th-century brick building. Eastern Market was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. It is located on 7th Street, S.E., a few blocks east of the U.S. Capitol between North Carolina Avenue SE and C Street SE.
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 ...