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| - My husband is an artist who repurposes everything into sculptures. We have an art studio in the house which is almost as big as Broadacres, and has half their stuff!
What is wrong with me, that I haven't reviewed this fantastic spot?
We have lived in Las Vegas for 3 years, and if a couple of weeks go by without a visit to the market, we go into withdrawal. Where to go first?
We are mesmerized by the amazing produce we can buy, so I head to the guys with the pomegranates, tomatillos, and oranges before he can spend money on the old mismatched jewelry for his mannequins.
He heads to the mish mosh stands with multiple ideas for new projects: it could be a bag of old mixed costume jewelry, a plastic egg for making a character's body, or an old metal tin.
We walk forever, which is what we need, and for the minimal fee of entry (1.50), it is a cheap date. We exercise without knowing it.
The merchants are all so great. Some even remember him and keep little stashes of junk nearby for him to go through.
Now the food court, that is amazing. We go there for the amazing juices and burritos.
I love the little sit-down Mexican restaurant toward the back of the market. I always am thrilled with the level of service and the tacos are the bomb.
I have bought the following from this market: children's cowboy boots, antique bellows, antique lamps, watches, jewelry, fabric, a winter coat for $12.00, pomegranates, oranges, tomatillos, nuts, cooking utensils, pottery, a gorgeous red leather jacket for my daughter in law, children's toys, clocks, wallets, local honey, hats for the winter for my grandchildren, and hundreds of items I cannot even remember.
While we don't have as many flea markets/swap meets as there are in the Los Angeles area, Broadacres represents a combination of old and new, fresh and fabulous.
Check it out: you will love it!
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