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Bookmark or Share- Street Peddlers and Performers - City of ChicagoA “Street Peddler” is a person who moves from place to place, whether on private property or on the public way, selling goods, wares, merchandise, wood, fruits and/or vegetables which are whole and uncut. A street peddler may sell from a wagon, motor vehicle, handcart, pushcart or other vehicle.
- Street Peddling - Encyclopedia of ChicagoStreet peddling was largely the occupation of immigrant Jewish, Italian, and Greek populations who settled in the city's Near West Side in the 1870s through the early 1900s. Street peddlers would set up stationary locations along streets with trolley lines and well-traveled routes to peddle their wares.
- Street Life - Encyclopedia of ChicagoStreet life was also prominent in shorter forms of literature. George Ade drew inspiration from peddlers and passersby for his aptly titled column “Stories of the Streets and of the Town,” which ran in the Chicago Record (1893–1900).
- Peddler - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.comPeddlers — also known as hawkers and pitchmen — travel from town to town, especially with a carnival or circus. Peddlers are also found on the street, selling many different things, from jewelry to DVDs.
- Street Vendors - Urban Studies - Oxford BibliographiesWhile the term “street vendor” is commonly used in the literature, other common terms include “trader,” “hawker,” and “peddler.” Street vendors are largely an entrepreneurial group, though some are wage workers. Vendors tend to be poor, though this is not ubiquitous.
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