Cotidiapolis (which is usually written in Spanish) wonders, in my words, " where are all those moral grocers? ":
I wonder...why can't we find markets like Trader Joe's Specialty Grocery Stores, Whole Foods Market, or Bristol Farms - An Extraordinary Food Store in poor neighborhoods? Have you seen one of these markets in South Central LA, La Puente, East LA, South Gate?It reminded me of this 2004 BW article on Wal-Mart's store in South Central LA, and Sam's Curse from 2002 in Reason. From the latter:Well, I am just wondering;
As it is, Wal-Mart is already here, with four stores in L.A. and fifteen more in surrounding cities. While these aren't the 200,000 square-foot stores with delis and bakeries that L.A. officials want to banish, you can already get cereal and other groceries there. At one store on Crenshaw Boulevard in the Baldwin Hills section of town, you can walk up to the second floor and buy milk and cheese.Here's Wal-Mart in LA today:These stores aren't in the nicer or easier-to-reach parts of town. The Baldwin Hills store for example, is located within South Central L.A., which is better-known for poverty and gang violence than for its array of shopping amenities.
Crenshaw is the number 1 on the map. You see why WM wanted to open up in Inglewood, no?
Posted by Kevin on October, 6 2005 at 12:58 PM
