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Hard-working street vendors of every stripe & background are the lifeblood of Los Angeles. You can find them in cozy neighborhoods, busy intersections, or at just about every park, concert or sporting event across the Southland. While many are good — the colorful fruit stands might just be my favorite (if you ask an Angelino what words pop into their minds when they see one, some might say fruteros, some say mango carts, some may say rainbow carts, others think of pico de gallo, etc.)

On a trip to one of these glorious institutions, I fell in love with the shapes, the colors and the patterns — & I wondered what it would look like if I tried to deconstruct elements of this experience* … (*Side note — is it even possible to be in a bad mood while you’re eating freshly chopped fruit slathered in chamoy & Tajín? Spoiler alert: I don’t think so.) To this day, even if I don’t pull over & stop to have one of these sweet, salty refreshing treats on a sunny day — merely driving by these vibrant carts never fails to put a smile on my face.