Photos 26 Jul 2009 07:41 am
PhotoSunday – Bleecker Street Fair
- Walking to work yesterday morning, I saw a lot of stands just being set up. At first I thought it was some kind of independent film. For two blocks all of the laborers were Asian and they had unmarked trucks and rented vans. Soon I realized they were unloading material for stands they were going to set up. After I’d moved another couple of blocks of this, they were suddenly Italian-looking guys setting up bigger stands. Obviously, this was the annual (semi-annual?) Bleecker Street fair.
So I thought it time for my annual (semi-annual?) post.
Here’s the first block I encountered with a few people setting up their stands.
They put the wares on the sidewalk and make it hard to pass by.
Moving on to the next block, we can see things are not quite as busy.
However the people that are there are seriously going about their work.
Naturally, the keystone vendor is the Italian Sausage place. I expect
they’re probably the first to be in place setting up the stand.
Six hours later. Things are hopping.
Plenty of people have turned out, as usual.
This year cel phones and electronics have turned out
in as great a force as those selling shirts and blouses.
Many a souvenir can be found.
Dresses, hats and sandwiches sit side by side.
and food, food, food. All of it ethnic.
Even the grilled corn has a Mexican tint.
Of course, there’s plenty of meat.
There’s also women’s jewelry made of encased, frozen bugs. Attractive.
Only $6 each.
There are about five of these stands.
However, I saw only one porta-potty.
Even the NYTimes was represented, in case you wanted to subscribe. This
is the only vendor with a loudspeaker annoying the otherwise quiet crowd.
The sidewalks remained empty. All of the crowds
moved up and down the center of the stalls.
Still more blocks of vendors with plenty to sell.
Needless to say, there were psychics ready to tell you about your future.
I saw two of them, neither busy, a block apart of each other.
I’m not quite sure if there’s a misspelling here.
Plenty o’ Mexican food.
The sidewalks remained empty. I took the opportunity to
head back with the fast move on the pedestrian path and
avoided the crowds shopping and window shopping.
