{"id":34991,"date":"2012-11-30T16:17:22","date_gmt":"2012-11-30T21:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=34991"},"modified":"2013-01-21T15:26:20","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T20:26:20","slug":"urban-planet-bulgarias-klek-shops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/11\/30\/urban-planet-bulgarias-klek-shops\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban Planet: Bulgaria&#8217;s Klek Shops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/11\/30\/urban-planet-bulgarias-klek-shops\/klek-shop-sofia-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34992\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34992\" title=\"Klek-shop-Sofia-3\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/11\/Klek-shop-Sofia-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/01\/18\/urban-planet-how-the-dutch-got-their-cycle-paths\/feature-urban-planet\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25153\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"feature-urban-planet\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/01\/feature-urban-planet.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"63\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We\u2019ll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The fall of the Berlin Wall yielded some pretty interesting urban economies in Bulgaria. After the fall of Communism, when private ownership of production was legalized, basement shops, called &#8216;klek&#8217; shops (in English, knee shops), began to spring up in Sofia. The basement locations were affordable for entrepreneurs just starting their new businesses. The shops tend to sell cigarettes,  snacks and alcoholic and soft drinks, some also provide services, such as shoe repair. The shops are so low that customers must squat to interact with the vendor. (<a href=\"http:\/\/popupcity.net\/2012\/11\/sofias-basement-shops\/\">PopUp City<\/a>)<br \/>\n<em>Image from <a href=\"http:\/\/popupcity.net\/2012\/11\/sofias-basement-shops\/\">PopUp City<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\n<em>For more stories from around the planet, check out Spacing on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Spacing\/111174192229238\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/Spacing\">Twitter<\/a>. Do you have an Urban Planet worthy article you&#8217;d like to share? Send the link to <a href=\"mailto:urbanplanet@spacing.ca\">urbanplanet@spacing.ca<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We\u2019ll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues. The fall of the Berlin Wall yielded some pretty interesting urban economies in Bulgaria. 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