The East patio at the Farmers Market was the only really busy area during the lunch hour on a Wednesday.
The Farmers Market at Third and Fairfax boasts that it is the oldest farmers’ market in Los Angeles. It was founded in 1917 when a few farmers pulled wagons filled of local vegetables and fruits onto a vacant lot and began to sell.
But 98 years later it is sad. Worn. Bedraggled. In seriously need of an upgrade. And, in my mind, it barely qualifies as a ‘farmers market’. There are a couple of fresh fruit stalls near one entrance, but that’s it.
No rows and rows of farmers selling their own delicious locally-grown fruits and veggies like the ones you find at the dozens of neighborhood farmers markets all over L.A.
I suspect that tourists who come here must come away with a mistaken view of what a Los Angeles Farmers’ Market really is.
A hand-painted undersea scene on the outside of a stall selling broiled fish.
It is more of a fast food lunch place than a place to buy the freshest fruits and vegetables. Whoever owns the property should take a cue from the Grand Central Market in downtown Los Angeles which has experienced a rebirth in the last two years. (The post I wrote about the Grand Central Market is here.)
On the other hand, some of the stalls at the Farmers Market are quite colorful so I took a few photos. (We ate lunch across the street at Mendocino Farms.)
The name of this Mexican food stand is ‘Loteria’ and they have used the cards for fortune-telling as inspiration for their graphic look.The mural at the base of the French crepe stand is so charming! And from the number of Nutella jars, apparently that cocoa and hazelnut concoction is a big seller.A couple of years ago thanks to the efforts of the PETA people foie gras was banned in California, but that ban was reversed. But why this shop was displaying a French ceramic rooster next to their sign I do not know. Foie gras is from force-fed geese.Caramel apples bedecked with M&Ms and candies were just the beginning. This shop had a dozen other varieties.And let’s not forget the pets. One shop sells doggies treats. I think these are for big dogs. I think they could also be used a bases for ornamental wreaths–they are that big.Dupars is a famous old pancake house. The now-closed Dupars in Studio City was known for breakfast meetings for people in the entertainment world. This photo was taken a noon on a Wednesday and there were not many customers inside or out on the patio.
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