The traditional and most publicized story is in the article "What Is A Flea Market?" by Albert LaFarge in the 1998 winter edition of Today's Flea Market magazine. In his article LaFarge says, "There is a general agreement that the term "Flea Market" is a literal translation of the French marche aux puces, an outdoor bazaar in Paris, France, named after those pesky little parasites of the order Siphonaptera (or "wingless bloodsucker") that infested the upholstery of old furniture brought out for sale."
-- http://pages.zdnet.com/gdia/findafleamarket/id11.html -- Sam Nicolary On Sat, 11 Sep 2004, Paul Grossman wrote: > The residents of Garden Court Condo's, on Pine Street between 46th and 47th > Streets, will be hosting a Flee Market tomorrow starting at 12pm. We will > be set up on the sidewalk just out front of the building. Please stop by > and see what we can offer you. > > ---- > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see > <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. > ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
