Photo gallery of street vendor Merlin Alvarado by Las Fotos Project
Merlin Alvarado Reyes prepares fruit cups accompanied by her daughter in front of the entrance of Madame Tussaud’s on Hollywood Boulevard. (Meadows Stevens, Las Fotos Project / For De Los)
Merlin Alvarado sells fruit cups out of her carts on the busiest sidewalk in Hollywood on Monday June 26, 2023.
Merlin Alvarado displays a variety of mango, watermelon, kiwi, and other fruit on Hollywood Boulevard and Orange Drive. (Meadows Stevens, Las Fotos Project / For De Los)
Merlin Alvarado, right, and her eldest daughter cut fruit on a busy sidewalk in Hollywood. (Meadows Stevens, Las Fotos Project / For De Los)
Merlin Alvarado’s daughter, sitting, admires her mother at work on the sidewalk of Hollywood Boulevard and Orange Drive in Hollywood. (Meadows Stevens, Las Fotos Project / For De Los)
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In addition to fruit staples like mango and watermelon, Merlin Alvarado sells other less common fruits such as kiwis, coconut and berries during the hot summer days. (Lauren Cho, Las Fotos Project / For De Los)
