- Title
- An interesting corner in Olvera Street, Los Angeles, California : American women's voluntary services canteen.
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- Creator
- Hughes, John
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- 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."
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- Format Extent
- 1 postcard : Color ; 9 x 14 cm.
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- Subject
- Historic buildings--California--Los Angeles; World War, 1939-1945--History--Sources
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- Note
- 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.
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- Collection
- Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection
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- Type
- ["Postcards"]
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- Geographic Location
- Olvera Street (Los Angeles, Calif.); Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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- Language
- eng
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An interesting corner in Olvera Street, Los Angeles, California : American women's voluntary services canteen.
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