Santee Alley is in Los Angeles’ Fashion District. Crowded stalls offer everything imaginable (and a few things I never would have imagined).

Crowded market

Crowded market

Crowded market

Scarves

Pants

Food vendor

Bacon-wrapped hot dogs- the famous LA street food.

Hot dogs being grilled

We passed on the hot dogs, had tacos instead.

Stephanie eats a taco

Fried potato snack

Another hot dog truck, with an eye-catching name.

Food vendor

Some people refer to this part of LA as the “Fabric District,” rather than the “Fashion District.” In the area around 7th and Maple there are more sellers of fabric and craft supplies than clothing.

Bolts of fabric on sidewalk

Fabric for sale

Fabric for sale

Lots of bootleg DVDs on offer for $5 each. These were of movies still in theaters.

Sidewalk seller

Creepy-cute dolls for sale.

Dolls on display

Three mannequins