ten57 is an online magazine run by Cal Poly Pomona students. Recently Evan Perkins of ten57 wrote about the Pomona Swap Meet and thought we’d share his article with you. Thanks Evan!

“At 5:00 a.m., the melodious snarl of an un-muffled exhaust shatters the pre-dawn stillness.While the rest of the city slumbers, comfortable and warm in their beds, the Pomona Fairplex is alive with the roar of vintage automobiles and the enthusiastic haggling of Pomona Swap Meet patrons.

None of the unpleasantries of a sub-6:00 a.m. morning or frigid winter temperatures prove a deterrent to the hundreds of diehard bargain-hunters who eagerly storm the swap meet’s ticket booth.These tens of thousands of car nuts, from all over the greater LA area, scour the swap meet’s 2,500 vendor spaces, some in search of that hard-to-find part, others simply basking in the nostalgic feel the swap meet has to offer.

The Pomona Swap Meet is, by far, the largest vintage automotive swap meet on the West Coast. Started by George Cross in 1975, the Pomona Swap Meet has continued uninterrupted for the past 37 years.” Read more…