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  Downtown Modernism! April 26th, 2026 Market Hours are from 8AM-2PM Free Parking • Children under 12 are free • Dogs Welcome! 2901 Saco St. Los Angeles, CA 90058 More information:  https://ladowntownmodernism.com/ There's good stuff Good pups Really good pups And good people. Here's Keith York from Modern San Diego fan boying on Marilyn Kay Austin . 

The weekend pile from Downtown Modernism is always a great one. It's good to bring back some San Diego clay by the likes of Wayne Chapman and Marg Loring.  There's also a Ken Starbird, Ikebana and a Freeman Lederman bell (more on that soon). Another John Caruthers creature! Carl Auböck, Jack Boyd and other bronze things. Wood Some nice paper turned up as well! The Herman Miller catalog is a hard one to find.

October 26th, 2025 Market Hours are from 8AM-2PM Admission is $10 Cash Dogs Welcome! 2901 Saco St. Los Angeles, CA 90058 Downtown Modernism will go on rain or shine! I'll be in space 52. Bring your dog! More information here.

Downtown Modernism April 27th, 2025 Market Hours are from 8AM-2PM 2901 Saco St. Los Angeles, CA 90058 This one is not to be missed!  Dogs Welcome! More info:  https://ladowntownmodernism.com/

My pile from Downtown Modernism. A very good Soleri bell Tackett Koyo Sangyo, 1980 Tom McMillin and Dean Santner Knoll Laverne Originals Books and bookends Eames from the weekend before.

  Downtown Modernism October 27th, 2024 Market Hours are from 8AM-2PM Admission is $10 Cash Dogs Welcome! 2901 Saco St. Los Angeles, CA 90058 Still the best flea market around!  Trust me, I go to them all and times are tough out there for picking. More information here . 

  Los Angeles Downtown Modernism Sunday, April 28, 2024 The best flea market around is back! Market Hours are from 8AM - 2PM 2901 Saco St. Los Angeles, CA 90058 More info

La Gardo Tackett and Hans Bellmann  Roy McMakin Van Keppel Green and Ferris Shaknove Ellamarie Woolley MillerKnoll A couple friends made a Good Design tote and gave me one. Speaking of friends, there's nothing like getting a group together in a parking lot at 4am on a Sunday morning.  It was  Downtown Modernism . This is pretty much my favorite flea market these days. The 8am view

  Los Angeles Downtown Modernism Sunday, April 30, 2023 The best flea market around is back! Market Hours are from 8AM - 2PM 2901 Saco St. Los Angeles, CA 90058 More info

Downtown Modernism is back! October 31st, 2021 Market Hours are from 8AM-2PM 2901 Saco St. Los Angeles, CA 90058 You know this is my favorite flea market. I'll be set up, although you won't find any chrome in my booth : ) Image: Downtown Modernism 

Another Downtown Modernism is in the books. It's the only place I shopped this weekend and this is what I came home with. What other flea market produces three Harrison McIntosh vases, an early Heino, Adam Silverman and a craft mirror? You know, for plants. A good sized Soleri.

Downtown Modernism  is Sunday,October 27th You don't want to miss it! Check out the last one, here .

Downtown Modernism did not disappoint. There was some great merchandise and word is that attendance was up. I didn't do a very good job documenting it again, but here are some pics. First up is Tomorrow's House from Salt Lake City. The Modern Era with a Knoll+Drake chair by Ladislav Rado and an Alexander Girard table.   Peter Loughrey from LAMA was even set up. He brought Arts & Architecture magazines that all used to belong to A Quincy Jones! I picked up a great lamp from him.  Modern for All  just opened a shop in Claremont Damama and Don. He's actually a happy guy, I'm just not a great photographer. On the other hand, Don Flood is a great photographer. Lisa Cliff trying to hide from me. My space The free bin was fun and thankfully empty by the end of the day. The $10 bin didn't even last long enough for me to take a photo.  Sold out!  I also bought some great things, which will be part of my ne...