Growing up in South LA, near the Slauson swap meet, I never really thought much about indoor swap meets. I thought they were everywhere.
It’s where you bought clothes, specifically Pro Club T-Shirts, or a new matching outfit from top-to-bottom.
But they’re not everywhere. Even more so, this phenomenon of convenient shopping in odd indoor settings hasn’t always been in LA, in fact, it began recently in the mid 80s.
The Slauson Swap Meet is an iconic shopping center in the Harvard Park neighborhood of South Los Angeles, but very little is known about it. In this deep dive, we’re going to explore a brief overview of swap meet history in Los Angeles, and how the disinvestment of one set of groups led to the development of an economic powerhouse. Tune in this episode to learn what perfect storm created way for the LA Slauson Swap Meet, and several other retail establishments across South and Central LA.
0:00 The Slauson Swap Meet
0:23 Intro
1:09 1600 W Slauson
2:50 History of indoor swap meet in Los Angeles
4:11 The first Indoor swap meet
5:07 Resident account of the Slauson Swap Meet
6:24 LA Slauson Swap Meet History
9:09 92 Uprising Impact on the Slauson Swap Meet
9:55 Slauson Swap Meet Today
10:16 Outro
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