A flea market (or swap meet ) is a type of street market that provides space for vendors to sell previously owned (second-hand) goods . This type of market is often seasonal. However, in recent years there has been the development of 'formal' and 'casual' markets which divides a fixed-style market (formal) with long-term leases and a seasonal-style market with short-term leases. Consistently, there tends to be an emphasis on sustainable consumption whereby items such as used goods , collectibles , antiques and vintage clothing can be purchased, in an effort to combat climate change and fast fashion .
23-578: The Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet is a flea market and music venue in Santa Fe Springs , California. It predominantly caters to Mexican Americans and Chicano culture, selling food and beverages, art, clothing, household goods, and more unusual products. As a music venue, the Swap Meet is largely known for featuring tribute acts , but also features shows by prominent Latin music groups and other well-known musicians. After being founded as
46-414: A drive-in theater in the 1940s, the Swap Meet eventually transitioned into the flea market that it is today. It has since built up a dedicated following of Southern California residents. In 2006, the Swap Meet was subject to a police raid to seize potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of counterfeit consumer goods . In 2016, the site became host to illegal street racing , following which
69-485: A threatening young street racer was shot by California Highway Patrol . On October 17, 2014, forty-three-year old Elizabeth Yanez was stabbed to death in the site's parking lot by twenty-two-year old Reggie Cervantes. The two had gotten into a verbal confrontation over a parking space, which came to involve Yanez's two adult children and a companion of Cervantes. Charges against this second co-defendant, nineteen year old Brenda Rangel, were subsequently dropped, and Cervantes
92-517: Is a common English calque from the French marché aux puces , which literally translates to "market with fleas", labelled as such because the items sold were previously owned and worn, likely containing fleas. The first reference to this term appeared in two conflicting stories about a location in Paris in the 1860s which was known as the " marché aux puces" . The traditional and most-publicized story
115-403: Is a standard configuration station. It has two platforms separated by metro tracks and the roof is elliptical. The decoration is in the style of green Ouï-dire . The lighting strip is of the same color, supported by false curved consoles. The direct lighting is white while the indirect lighting, projected on the vault, is multicolored. The white ceramic tiles are flat and cover the walls, the roof,
138-408: Is also one end of Route nationale 14 , which links Paris to Rouen . The station lies just inside the city limits of Paris; to the north of the station is the commune of Saint-Ouen . Thus a short walk from the station is the marché aux puces de Saint-Ouen ( 48°54′13″N 2°20′23″E / 48.90372°N 2.3398°E / 48.90372; 2.3398 ), a large flea market founded in
161-412: Is due to have taken the idea from their United States counterpart. In Moroccan Darija , the term for "flea market" is جوطية juṭiyya , which either derives from French jeter or jetable (throwable), or is an older term derived from جوقة juqa meaning "gathering of people". An ancient village on the bank of Sebou River by the name جوطة "Juta" may have been a big medieval market. In
184-474: Is in the article "What Is a Flea Market?" by Albert LaFarge in the 1998 winter edition of Today's Flea Market magazine: There is a general agreement that the term 'Flea Market' is a literal translation of the French marché aux puces , an outdoor bazaar in Paris, France, named after those pesky little parasites of the order Siphonaptera (or "wingless bloodsucker") that infested the upholstery of old furniture brought out for sale. The second story appeared in
207-527: The Philippines "Tiangges" or bazaar shopping is famous in spacious markets like Divisoria , Greenhills , and Baclaran . It features rows of stalls with displays for sale of variety items like clothes, accessories, gadgets at incredibly low prices. Porte de Clignancourt Porte de Clignancourt ( French pronunciation: [pɔʁt də kliɲɑ̃kuʁ] ) is a station of the Paris Métro ,
230-441: The tympans and the outlets of the corridors. The advertising frames are green and cylindrical and the name of the station is written in capital letters on enamelled plates. The platform towards Montrouge, known as the departure platform, is equipped with sit-stand seats and individual gray benches. The other platform, known as the arrival platform, is devoid of seats. The station is served by Lines 56, 85, 137, 166, 255 and 341 of
253-468: The Southern part of Andalusia, due to the influence of Gibraltar English, they are known as "piojito", which means "little louse". In Chile they can be called persas or mercados persa ("persian market") and ferias libres , if mostly selling fruit and vegetables. In Argentina they are most likely called "feria artesanal" (artisan's or street fair) or "feria americana" (American fair), the latter name
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#1732775950048276-674: The United Kingdom, they are known as car boot sales if the event takes place in a field or car park, as the vendors will sell goods from the boot (or 'trunk' in American English ) of their car. If the event is held indoors, such as a school or church hall, then it is usually known as either a jumble sale , or a bring and buy sale . In Quebec and France, they are often called Marché aux puces (literally "flea market"), while in French-speaking areas of Belgium ,
299-481: The United States, an outdoor swap meet is the equivalent of a flea market. However, an indoor swap meet is the equivalent of a bazaar , a permanent, indoor shopping center open during normal retail hours, with fixed booths or storefronts for the vendors. Different English-speaking countries use various names for flea markets. In Australian English , they are also called 'trash and treasure markets', while
322-440: The alleys and slums were demolished. These dislodged merchants were, however, allowed to continue selling their wares undisturbed right in the north of Paris, just outside the former fort, in front of the gate Porte de Clignancourt . The first stalls were erected in about 1860. The gathering together of all these exiles from the slums of Paris was soon given the name " marché aux puces ", meaning "flea market", later translation. In
345-539: The book Flea Markets , published in Europe by Chartwell Books, reading in its introduction: In the time of the Emperor Napoleon III , the imperial architect Haussmann made plans for the broad, straight boulevards with rows of square houses in the center of Paris, along which army divisions could march with much pompous noise. The plans forced many dealers in second-hand goods to flee their old dwellings;
368-690: The concept has existed for millennia, the origins of the term flea market are disputed. According to one hypothesis, the Fly Market in 18th-century New York City, located at Maiden Lane near the East River in Manhattan , began the association. The land on which the market took place was originally a salt marsh with a brook , and by the early 1800s the Fly Market was the city's principal market. A second hypothesis maintains that flea market
391-475: The late 17th century and possibly where the term flea market originated about 1880. Nearby is the Cimetière de Saint-Ouen , a Roman Catholic cemetery associated with Joan of Arc . In 2018, 8,050,206 travelers entered this station, which places it at the 30th position of metro stations for its usage. The station has three accesses that lead to Nos 79, 80bis and 82 Boulevard Ornano. Porte de Clignancourt
414-473: The name brocante or vide-grenier is normally used. In German, there are many words in use but the most common word is "Flohmarkt", meaning literally "flea market". The same applies to Dutch "vlooienmarkt", Swedish "loppmarknad" and Finnish "kirpputori". In the predominantly Cuban/Hispanic areas of South Florida, they are called [el] pulguero ("[the] flea store") from pulga , the Spanish word for fleas. In
437-472: The northern terminus of line 4 , situated in the 18th Arrondissement . The station is located under Boulevard Ornano at the Porte de Clignancourt. The station was opened on 21 April 1908 as part of the first section of the line from Châtelet . A terminal loop is provided at the station for trains to turn around to return south towards Montrouge . Passengers usually detrain at the arrival platform and then
460-522: The profits made at the market. Vendors require skill in following retro and vintage trends, as well as selecting merchandise which connects with the culture and identity of their customers. In the United States, the National Association of Flea Markets was established in 1998, which provides various resources for sellers, suppliers and buyers and also provides a means for suppliers and sellers to communicate and form affiliations. While
483-494: The term 'swap meet' is used for a market held primarily to sell car- and motorcycle parts and automobilia . In Philippine English , the word is tianggê from the word tianguis via Mexican Spanish coming from Nahuatl . Despite common misconception, it is not derived from Hokkien . The word supplants the indigenous term talipapâ . In India, it is known as gurjari or shrukawadi bazaar or even as juna bazaar in Pune . In
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#1732775950048506-551: The train proceeds empty via the loop to the departure platform. Beyond the turning loop lie a series of storage sidings and the main depot for Line 4 in Saint-Ouen. Clignancourt was an ancient hamlet that belonged to the abbey of Saint-Denis , and was annexed to Paris in 1860. The term "porte" refers to a gate of the Thiers Wall built to defend Paris between 1841 and 1844 and demolished in the 1920s. Porte de Clignancourt
529-582: Was convicted of voluntary manslaughter . He was sentenced to thirteen years in state prison in January 2016. Flea market Flea market vending is distinguished from street vending in that the market alone, and not any other public attraction, brings in buyers. There are a variety of vendors: some part-time who consider their work at flea markets a hobby due to their possession of an alternative job; full-time vendors who dedicate all their time to their stalls and collection of merchandise and rely solely on
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