Almost 100 years old, this covered market in downtown LA has been in business since 1917. Between Broadway and Hill Street, it's located at the foot of Bunker Hill, once a high-end residential district, with its own funicular, Angels Flight, so-called shortest railway in the world. Bunker Hill is now the home of a cluster of soaring office buildings and the city's cultural center.
The market bustles with produce stalls, Mexican and Central American imports, eating places with counter service, even a Chinese massage. Bright daylight filters in from the streets outside, and in the half-light of the huge enclosed space, under a high ceiling, there are brightly colored neon signs and sawdust on the floor. Here's what it all looked like on a morning in January 2012.
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| Front entrance, on Broadway |
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| Inside Broadway entrance |
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| Ana Maria's Tacos |
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| Burger stand |
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| Candy stall |
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| Chiles secos |
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| Shoppers |
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| Del Rey Productos Latinos |
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| Economy Meats (future carnitas and tacos) |
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| Frutas |
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| Hill St. Cafe (oddly, just inside the Broadway entrance) |
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| One of many steam tables for the adventurous lunch crowd |
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| Jose Chiquito Sandwiches |
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| Jugos (juice bar) |
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| La Adelita (my favorite sign in the market) |
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| La Huerta Produce |
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| Pastries |
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| Pastry cook |
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| Produce seller |
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| Sawdust on the floor |
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| View of hall from Hill Street entrance |
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| Another view of hall from Hill Street entrance |
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| Chinese massage |
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| China Cafe, inside Hill Street entrance (always busy) |
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| Valeria's Chiles and Spices |
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| Cafe tables, awaiting the lunch crowd |
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Now I am very hungry. We do not have anything like this in the North Country I am quite sad to say.
ReplyDeleteI see you have mostly focused on food, Ron. Any meaning in that? :)
ReplyDeleteLooks like a nice place to spend an afternoon.
ReplyDeleteOnly been to LA once, but we got to this place.
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