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]
| Address | 13963 Alondra Blvd[1] Santa Fe Springs, California United States |
|---|---|
| Website | |
| sfsswapmeet | |
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
editLegal incidents
editIn 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Discover the Treasures of Santa Fe Springs, California". California.com. June 13, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ Delgado, Michael (March 20, 2023). "The culture behind Santa Fe Springs' swap meet". Talon Marks. Cerritos College. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Top 10 Things To Do In Santa Fe Springs, CA". VanLifeWanderer.com. Wanderer. April 8, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ Ducker, Eric (August 27, 2023). "In Southern California, a Fresh Wave of Fandom for 'Los Estrokes'". The New York Times. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Chavez, Conny (April 4, 2023). "Violent Femmes Celebrating 40 Years of Debut Album in LA". MXDWN.com. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ "Police raid local swap meet". Whittier Daily News. August 15, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ "CHP kills threatening teen pickup driver: Illegal street racing 'sideshow'". MyNewsLA.com. July 5, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ "Woman fatally stabbed in fight over swap meet parking space". WLS-TV. October 24, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ Day, Brian (November 20, 2014). "Man denies charges in Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet stabbing death". Whittier Daily News. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Pamer, Melissa (January 5, 2016). "Man Gets 13 Years for Killing Mother Over Swap Meet Parking Spot Dispute". KTLA. Retrieved January 26, 2024.