Mexico City Flea Market

John and I were excited to discover this flea market just a few blocks away from our apartment.

It happens every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3.p.m. -- with a city block of vendors. 

If we lived in Mexico City we would certainly be here every Saturday.

As it was we arrived at 10 just as the vendors were setting up 

and shoppers were just arriving. 

The market is called the Mercado de Antiques Cuauhtemoc.

 It surrounds Dr. Ignacio Chávez Park at the east end of Calle Calima

in Roma Norte just above Pushkin Park.

 I particularly liked the vintage doll vendors.

I love the row of GI Joes at the bottom of this table.

 Every vendor had something of interest.

How about these fabulous old phones?

 A polite "¿Puedo? (May I?)" and a lift of his camera allowed John to get these shots.

 Sometimes we stepped back into the rectangular park 

for another perspective

on the action on the sidewalk 

One could furnish an apartment here. 

When we had first arrived at the market, John had noticed a little tin box for sale. 

It stayed in his mind the whole way around the block because it evoked a strong Christmas memory. 

His family had owned an identical box and brought it out every Christmas through the 50s and 60s. 

As a child, John had always been fascinated by the midcentury modern design and the word "elf" in the middle of the brand name. We got back to where we started and John bought it. Fifty pesos (three Canadian dollars).