Edges, Patches, and Street Vendors

  With today’s post, I am diverging a bit and beginning with a focus on street vending in Los Angeles, where I reside. At the recent American Planning Association’s Annual Continue reading →

Favela and Futebol VI: its not only about winning

June of 1982.  The Seleção directed by Tele Santana enchanted the world with their beautiful soccer. I clearly remember the first game against the USSR (it happened on my birthday, Continue reading →

A Pleasant Encounter in a Buenos Aires Market

In my previous post, I described my experience navigating what turned out to be just a small bit of the 20 hectares of La Salada, the self-proclaimed “largest informal market Continue reading →

La Salada as Subject

La Salada, whose 20 hectares are lined along the south of the Rio Matanza in Buenos Aires, claims to be the largest informal market in Latin America. Given the thoroughness Continue reading →

Latin American Street Vending and Public Markets

Intro Post by Jennifer Renteria This last summer, I traveled throughout Latin America in search of public markets and street vendors with the help of the USC School of Architecture Continue reading →