Although it started as a produce market, the Covent Garden shopping area in London is now filled with many interesting shops. ＿＿（21）＿＿ in 1661, Covent Garden soon became the market for London and the country's southeast, and all the main shops and restaurants bought their fruits, flowers, and vegetables there. In the 1920s, ＿＿（22）＿＿ , Covent Garden's market closed. For many years, the large warehouse and surrounding areas remained ＿＿（23）＿＿ . Then, in the 1960s, new shops began to open. By the 1980s, the large market building ＿＿（24）＿＿ a shopping center. Today, many stores sell fashionable clothing, perfumes, books, and gifts for the home. These stores ＿＿（25）＿＿ inside the original market building and along the streets nearby. Once again, Covent Garden is a popular shopping area.