Article: Swap shop's fall reflects rise of a different Delray.

Byline: Erika Slife

Jul. 28--Delray Beach -- In its heyday, the Delray Swap Shop on North Federal Highway was the place to be on weekend mornings, where cars lined up for blocks outside the open-air emporium, drivers and passengers eager to get their hands on the bounty of junk and treasure. Now, all that's left is its shuttered remains. The flea market closed in May and the remnants of hand-painted vendor signs above closed stations are the only evidence of the wheeling and dealing that happened there for decades. "I was sorry to see it go. I was devastated," said Jean Ann Thurber, a Delray Beach resident who shopped at the flea market for years. "I usually ...

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