L.A. Street Vending in 2050

Los Angeles street vending advocates have reached a new financial milestone with help from the Goldhirsh Foundation and the thousands Continue reading →

Then, there was El Tepito …

The evening before visiting El Tepito, a neighborhood just a few blocks north of the Zocalo, to explore its ever-sprawling, Continue reading →

Tianguis of Tarps in Mexico City

In a recent The Atlantic Cities post, a collection of Google Earth images of Mexico City’s tianguis (or street markets) Continue reading →

Street Vendors on Wheels in Lima, Peru

During my Winter 2011 visit to Lima, Peru, what intrigued me most of the street vending culture there were the 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 Continue reading →

Street Vending and Public Market Typologies in Santiago, Chile

Building on my previous post and given that my research’s intent was to observe and document public market and street Continue reading →

Coleros, Feriantes, and Power in Santiago, Chile

The Feria Modelo Juan Pinto Duran in the Municipality of Macul, Santiago, Chile, June 2011. Credit: Jennifer Renteria The Santiago Continue reading →