A swap meet aficionado, the Mission’s outdoor markets and Latino community remind Alicia of her family’s weekly swap meet outings at home, in southeast Los Angeles, where she is always on the lookout for hidden treasures.
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one of the best BEST best things about this city is all the random free shizz you can find. lived here all my life and have compiled an excellent list of amazing free shizz along the way (i.e, bike rack, countless jewelry boxes, furniture, mannequin heads). thank you free shizz gods- you are ze bezt.