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Identifier	clloy_051
Title	An interesting corner in Olvera Street, Los Angeles, California : American women's voluntary services canteen.
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	circa 1939-1945
Subject (Topic)	Historic buildings--California--Los Angeles; World War, 1939-1945--History--Sources
Subject (Name)	American Women's Voluntary Services; Sepulveda House
Subject (Place)	Olvera Street (Los Angeles, Calif.); Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Type	image
Form/Genre	Postcards
Physical Description	1 postcard : Color ; 9 x 14 cm.
Institution	Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Country of Creation	US
Copyright Status	public domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Publisher	Longshaw Card Co.
Place of Publication	Los Angeles, Calif.
Language	eng
Description	A group of four uniformed soldiers socializing outside of the Casa Sepulveda on Olvera Street. One of them sits next to a sign which reads, "Welcome Service Men; Free Canteen."
Historical Background	Olvera Street is situated the oldest part of Los Angeles, near the Old Plaza Church and Zanja Madre. Originally called Vine Street, it was extended and renamed in 1877 for Agustin Olvera, the first judge of the county of Los Angeles. 27 historic buildings line the street, including the Avila Adobe, built around 1818 by former mayor Francisco Avila, the Pelanconi House, oldest brick house in the city, dating from 1855, and the Casa Sepulveda, or Sepulveda House, built in 1887 as an Eastlake Victorian business and residential building. In 1926, Christine Sterling began to organize a project to renovate the then-dilapidated part of Los Angeles and turn it into a colorful Mexican marketplace and cultural center. Olvera Street continues to be a major tourist attraction and is now part of El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument.
Additional Printed Matter	On back: "Olvera Street is part of the old trail used by Gov. Neve when he founded Los Angeles in 1781. Here Mexican craftsmen and American artists display their colorful wares midst some of the original adobe houses of early California."
Publisher's Identifier	Series number: 625
Additional Notes	Photograph by John Hughes; Printed on linen textured paper.
Title (Alternative)	American women's voluntary services canteen
Contributors	Hughes, John
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection