From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet
Address13963 Alondra Blvd [1]
Santa Fe Springs, California
United States
Website
sfsswapmeet.com

The Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet is a flea market and music venue in Santa Fe Springs, California. [2] [3] It predominantly caters to Mexican Americans and Chicano culture, [4] selling food and beverages, art, clothing, household goods, and more unusual products. [5] [6] As a music venue, the Swap Meet is largely known for featuring tribute acts, [7] [8] but also features shows by prominent Latin music groups and other well-known musicians. [9]

After being founded as a drive-in theater in the 1940s, the Swap Meet eventually transitioned into the flea market that it is today. It has since built up a dedicated following of Southern California residents. [1]

Notable performers

In 2006, the Swap Meet was subject to a police raid to seize potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of counterfeit consumer goods. [12] In 2016, the site became host to illegal street racing, following which a threatening young street racer was shot by California Highway Patrol. [13]

On October 17, 2014, forty-three-year old Elizabeth Yanez was stabbed to death in the site's parking lot by twenty-two-year old Reggie Cervantes. [14] The two had gotten into a verbal confrontation over a parking space, which came to involve Yanez's two adult children and a companion of Cervantes. [15] Charges against this second co-defendant, nineteen year old Brenda Rangel, were subsequently dropped, [16] and Cervantes was convicted of voluntary manslaughter. [17] He was sentenced to thirteen years in state prison in January 2016. [18]

References

  1. ^ a b Huerta, Erick (December 8, 2021). "The L.A. TACO Guide to the Best Swap Meets and Flea Markets for Holiday Shopping". L.A. Taco. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  2. ^ Reyes-Velarde, Alejandra (July 3, 2020). "Under siege by a virus that thrives in crowds, L.A. swap meets face a reckoning". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  3. ^ "Discover the Treasures of Santa Fe Springs, California". California.com. June 13, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  4. ^ Delgado, Michael (March 20, 2023). "The culture behind Santa Fe Springs' swap meet". Talon Marks. Cerritos College. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  5. ^ Hernandez, Daniel (March 16, 2020). "Now missing at L.A. swap meets: live music and cheap toilet paper". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  6. ^ "Top 10 Things To Do In Santa Fe Springs, CA". VanLifeWanderer.com. Wanderer. April 8, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  7. ^ Ducker, Eric (August 27, 2023). "In Southern California, a Fresh Wave of Fandom for 'Los Estrokes'". The New York Times. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  8. ^ "Fontana resident plays for Metallica tribute band which will perform in nationally-televised live concert". Fontana Herald News. March 10, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  9. ^ Flores, Andrea (September 28, 2023). "De Los weekend guide: Kali Uchis at the Bowl and Latino theater in L.A. and O.C." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  10. ^ Macintosh, Dan (May 17, 2023). "Violent Femmes Deliver a Range of Radio Hits in Memorable Santa Fe Springs Show". U.S. Rocker. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  11. ^ Chavez, Conny (April 4, 2023). "Violent Femmes Celebrating 40 Years of Debut Album in LA". MXDWN.com. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  12. ^ "Police raid local swap meet". Whittier Daily News. August 15, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  13. ^ "CHP kills threatening teen pickup driver: Illegal street racing 'sideshow'". MyNewsLA.com. July 5, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  14. ^ "Woman fatally stabbed in fight over swap meet parking space". WLS-TV. October 24, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  15. ^ Day, Brian (November 20, 2014). "Man denies charges in Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet stabbing death". Whittier Daily News. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  16. ^ Gonzales, Ruby (August 3, 2015). "Fatal stabbing over parking space at Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet goes to trial". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  17. ^ Bloom, Tracy (August 14, 2015). "Man Found Guilty of Killing Woman Over Parking Spot at Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet: DA's Office". KTLA. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  18. ^ Pamer, Melissa (January 5, 2016). "Man Gets 13 Years for Killing Mother Over Swap Meet Parking Spot Dispute". KTLA. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet
Address13963 Alondra Blvd [1]
Santa Fe Springs, California
United States
Website
sfsswapmeet.com

The Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet is a flea market and music venue in Santa Fe Springs, California. [2] [3] It predominantly caters to Mexican Americans and Chicano culture, [4] selling food and beverages, art, clothing, household goods, and more unusual products. [5] [6] As a music venue, the Swap Meet is largely known for featuring tribute acts, [7] [8] but also features shows by prominent Latin music groups and other well-known musicians. [9]

After being founded as a drive-in theater in the 1940s, the Swap Meet eventually transitioned into the flea market that it is today. It has since built up a dedicated following of Southern California residents. [1]

Notable performers

In 2006, the Swap Meet was subject to a police raid to seize potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of counterfeit consumer goods. [12] In 2016, the site became host to illegal street racing, following which a threatening young street racer was shot by California Highway Patrol. [13]

On October 17, 2014, forty-three-year old Elizabeth Yanez was stabbed to death in the site's parking lot by twenty-two-year old Reggie Cervantes. [14] The two had gotten into a verbal confrontation over a parking space, which came to involve Yanez's two adult children and a companion of Cervantes. [15] Charges against this second co-defendant, nineteen year old Brenda Rangel, were subsequently dropped, [16] and Cervantes was convicted of voluntary manslaughter. [17] He was sentenced to thirteen years in state prison in January 2016. [18]

References

  1. ^ a b Huerta, Erick (December 8, 2021). "The L.A. TACO Guide to the Best Swap Meets and Flea Markets for Holiday Shopping". L.A. Taco. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  2. ^ Reyes-Velarde, Alejandra (July 3, 2020). "Under siege by a virus that thrives in crowds, L.A. swap meets face a reckoning". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  3. ^ "Discover the Treasures of Santa Fe Springs, California". California.com. June 13, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  4. ^ Delgado, Michael (March 20, 2023). "The culture behind Santa Fe Springs' swap meet". Talon Marks. Cerritos College. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  5. ^ Hernandez, Daniel (March 16, 2020). "Now missing at L.A. swap meets: live music and cheap toilet paper". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  6. ^ "Top 10 Things To Do In Santa Fe Springs, CA". VanLifeWanderer.com. Wanderer. April 8, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  7. ^ Ducker, Eric (August 27, 2023). "In Southern California, a Fresh Wave of Fandom for 'Los Estrokes'". The New York Times. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  8. ^ "Fontana resident plays for Metallica tribute band which will perform in nationally-televised live concert". Fontana Herald News. March 10, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  9. ^ Flores, Andrea (September 28, 2023). "De Los weekend guide: Kali Uchis at the Bowl and Latino theater in L.A. and O.C." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  10. ^ Macintosh, Dan (May 17, 2023). "Violent Femmes Deliver a Range of Radio Hits in Memorable Santa Fe Springs Show". U.S. Rocker. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  11. ^ Chavez, Conny (April 4, 2023). "Violent Femmes Celebrating 40 Years of Debut Album in LA". MXDWN.com. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  12. ^ "Police raid local swap meet". Whittier Daily News. August 15, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  13. ^ "CHP kills threatening teen pickup driver: Illegal street racing 'sideshow'". MyNewsLA.com. July 5, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  14. ^ "Woman fatally stabbed in fight over swap meet parking space". WLS-TV. October 24, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  15. ^ Day, Brian (November 20, 2014). "Man denies charges in Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet stabbing death". Whittier Daily News. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  16. ^ Gonzales, Ruby (August 3, 2015). "Fatal stabbing over parking space at Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet goes to trial". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  17. ^ Bloom, Tracy (August 14, 2015). "Man Found Guilty of Killing Woman Over Parking Spot at Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet: DA's Office". KTLA. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  18. ^ Pamer, Melissa (January 5, 2016). "Man Gets 13 Years for Killing Mother Over Swap Meet Parking Spot Dispute". KTLA. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

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