A Flea Market Documentary (2001)

A Flea Market Documentary is a new PBS special and an allAmerican celebration of openair shopping across the country On any weekend there may be no better place to find out what makes America great than at a flea market A Flea Market Documentary is an unabashed celebration of the unusual people and the enticing things that can be found in parking lots fairgrounds driveins sidewalks and wherever else someone has posted a sign saying Flea Market Its capitalism mixed with craziness Its amazing old stuff great salespeople the ancient tradition of the openair market and the possibility of finding a bargain all uniting shoppers across the nation Produced by WQED Pittsburgh A Flea Market Documentary travels from the gigantic Rose Bowl Market in Pasadena California to the busy but modest sized Eastern Market in Washington DC talking with organizers vendors food merchants and shoppers