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Podcast: Finding Founders
Episode: How Broke Actors Created LA’s Most Famous Market: The Melrose Trading Post - Pierson Blaetz & Whitney Weston #117
Description: The L.A. Times calls it “the epitome of broad scale shopping” while Vox News describes it as “a teen fashion paradise”. Despite its current renown, Melrose still follows the fundamental vision that inspired its inception: uniting the community through arts, education, and entrepreneurship. L.A.’s most beloved open air market initially started as a project to bridge the gap between the students of Fairfax High and the surrounding neighborhood. Today, Melrose Trading Post has raised over 10 million dollars, caters to around 5,000 visitors weekly and hosts hundreds of vendors and local artists. Pierson and Whitney’s journey isn’t one of ambit...