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El Paso de Los Angeles "The Pathway of the Angels", Olvera Street, Los Angeles, California

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El Paso de Los Angeles "The Pathway of the Angels", Olvera Street, Los Angeles, California

Physical description: 1 postcard : Color ; 9 x 14 cm.
Title Alternative: Olvera Street, Los Angeles, California
Collection Location: Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection
Description: A view looking down Olvera Street at a row of merchants selling colorful items such as sombreros and blankets.
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. The marketplace opened on Easter Sunday (April 20), 1930, and continues to be a major tourist attraction. It is now part of El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument.
Transcription: On back: "Olvera Street was the old trail down which Governor Felipe de Neve led his colonists when he founded Los Angeles in 1781. In this quaint 'Old California' Street, where Mexican craftsmen make and display their wares, is located the Old Avila Adobe where Commodore Stockton had his headquarters during the American conquest."
Language: eng
Publisher: Los Angeles, Calif.: Longshaw Card Co.
Type: Postcards
Digital Identifier: LML_MS-042-000520001
Object Identifier: LML_MS-042-00052
Geographic Location: Olvera Street (Los Angeles, Calif.); Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Subject: Markets--California--Los Angeles; Historic districts--California--Los Angeles; Vending stands
Title: El Paso de Los Angeles "The Pathway of the Angels", Olvera Street, Los Angeles, California
Date Range: circa 1940
Source: Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Rights: https://library.lmu.edu/archivesandspecialcollections/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/

IIIF manifest: https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/lmudigitalcollections/iiif/8f27ae5d-74a4-4005-9597-12394e47b60d/manifest

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