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	Visit Olvera Street and Avila Adobe at the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument - Los Angeles' oldest street, ...
		Olvera Street is a world-famous block-long quaint Mexican-style marketplace lined on both sides and down the center with cafes, restaurants and gift shops selling Mexican food and merchandise.
		The center of Olvera Street is filled with stands that sell items crafted in Mexico or snack food such as churros, empanadas or dulce de calabasa.
		The Adobe was rented to several families, became a boarding house and deteriorated along with the rest of Olvera Street to the point that the city had condemned it.
	www.inetours.com /Los_Angeles/Pages/Olvera_St.html (1415 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		Olvera Street is in the oldest part of Downtown Los Angeles, California, and is otherwise known as the birthplace of the City of Angels or El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument and is a department within the city.
		The central street of the Plaza, Vine or Wine Street, was extented and had its name changed by City Council ordinance in 1877 to Olvera Street to honor AugustÃn Olvera, the first Superior Court Judge of Los Angeles County and long time Olvera Street resident.
		A good view of the street during this period is to be found in Charlie Chaplin's 1921 film The Kid, which featured a number of scenes in it, mostly on the west side a few doors north of the Pelanconi House.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Olvera_Street (1224 words)

	La Golondrina Cafe - Olvera Street
		In 1877 the street was extended and its name changed to Olvera Street in honor of Agustin Olvera who owned a home at the end of the street across from the Plaza.
		When Christine Sterling walked through the Plaza and Olvera Street in 1926 she was shocked by the dilapidated condition of the oldest part of the city and started a campaign to save it.
		Olvera Street has always been and continues to be a major tourist attraction attracting as many as two million visitors per year.
	www.lagolondrina.com /olvera.html (530 words)

	Olvera properties for sale andalucia
		It is very large, on the main street leading up to the church and castle with some wonderful original features; incredible views from the roof terrace.
		Entering from the street there is a beamed living room with stairs leading to a pretty beamed bedroom.
		The house is situated in the oldest part of town, down a narrow lane to a small cobbled plaza hanging on the edge of the village with stunning views.
	www.countryproperties.8k.com /Olvera.htm (6500 words)

	Olvera Street History
		In 1877 the street was extended and its name changed to Olvera Street in honor of Agustin Olvera, who owned a home at the end of the street across from the Plaza.
		By 1903 the street had considerably declined and a large and noisy substation was built next to the Avila Adobe to provide power for the city's electric streetcars.
		When socialite Christine Sterling walked through the Plaza and Olvera Street in 1926 she was shocked by the dilapidated condition of the oldest part of the city, and started a campaign to save it.
	www.olvera-street.com /html/olvera_street__history.html (421 words)

	Bienvenidos! Welcome to Olvera Street - The Birthplace of Los Angeles
		Olvera Street is the birthplace of the City of Los Angeles, otherwise known as El Pueblo Historic Monument.
		Olvera Street also offers a variety of traditional authentic Mexican cuisine, with delicious enchiladas, mole and other native dishes.
		”) Today Olvera Street is one of the most famous tourist attractions in the City of Angels, located right across the street from Union Station, La Placita Church and one block from Chinatown.
	www.olvera-street.com /html/olvera_street.html (361 words)

	Discount Car Rentals and Olvera Street
		Olvera Street is now one of the most famous and well-known tourist attractions in all of Los Angeles.
		Her vision for the street was to be a cultural center for people to gather and a Mexican marketplace where everyone could eat and enjoy.
		With the help of some wealthy men, she started to reconstruct the street the way she thought it should be.
	www.supercheapcar.com /olvera-street.html (619 words)

	Los Angeles' old plaza and Olvera Street: Imagined and contested space Western Folklore - Find Articles
		Olvera Street was an imagined Mexican landscape not unlike the renowned tourist districts of Mexican border cities (Arreola and Curtis 1993).
		The opening of Olvera Street and the preservation of the old Plaza also popularized an emerging creation mythology for Anglo Los Angeles stemming from the defeat of Mexican forces in 1847, a heroic birth legend in which Sterling emerged as a symbolic mother figure and guardian of the city's birthplace.
		Finally, the creation of Olvera Street stimulated a nascent movement to preserve the city's oldest adobe and brick architecture surrounding the street and the old Plaza (Starr 1990, 205).2 Today, the Plaza and Olvera Street site comprise the forty-four acre El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument, a department of the City of Los Angeles.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3732/is_199904/ai_n8847620 (943 words)

	LAist: Resident Tourist: Olvera Street (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		And by smells, in the case of Olvera Street, we mean tasty food smells, although we issue the caveat that once downtown, you may be assaulted with more unpleasant smells.
		Olvera Street, which is located just across the way from Union Station between Alameda and Main Streets, dates back to the late 19th century, in fact, some of the structures were once private homes, and, like the Avila Adobe, date back as early as 1818.
		Olvera Street is free to the public, and is open everyday from 10 a.m.
	www.laist.com /archives/2005/07/06/resident_tourist_olvera_street.php (669 words)

	Olvera Street, Los Angeles
		After the restoration of Old Los Angeles, Olvera Street was opened in 1930 as a Mexican market, but in latter years the range of goods on sale has lost much of its charm, so that recently plans have been lodged for a further re-modeling.
		Olvera Street is known as the birthplace of the City of Angels or El Pueblo Historic Monument.
		Olvera Street, the original settlement in Los Angeles.
	www.planetware.com /los-angeles/olvera-street-us-ca-olst.htm (174 words)

	Italian Presence in Early Los Angeles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Finally, the accusations that efforts are being made to "internationalize" Olvera Street intentionally obscure a different political dispute, one in which the 28 vendors who are not members of the Olvera Street Merchants Assn. are struggling for equitable treatment.
		It is no more of a threat to Olvera Street than the existence of a Chinese Museum in the south sector of the park.
		The district around Olvera Street has been important to the Italian-American community as a result of a long record of land ownership, continuing business activity and a series of historic events.
	firehousejailmuseum.tripod.com /hihf/id5.html (645 words)

	Olvera Street birthplace of the city of Los Angeles
		Olvera Street Los Angeles Historic buildings and a street lined with shops selling souvenirs and handcrafted Mexican wares greet visitors to El Pueblo.
		Olvera Street is open everyday from 10 a.m.
		Parking is available in several different lots for a charge but Olvera Street is free to the public.
	www.daytrippen.com /olvera-street.html (99 words)

	Calle de los Negros and Olvera Street, Social History Web Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		My project is concerned specifically with the area of Los Angeles known as the old Plaza section of the original pueblo and focuses on the Chinese Massacre of 1871 and the creation of the Olvera Street marketplace in 1930.
		Olvera Street marked the physical divide in the built environment that was taking place between the "city fathers and mothers" and the communities of people of color who were being pushed out further east and south of the central city.
		The grading and lowering of Olvera Street in 1929.
	hometown.aol.com /lilfrida/HIST283WP.html (1769 words)

	The Origins of Los Angeles
		Olvera Street is the site of the oldest existing residence in Los Angeles, the 1818 Avila Adobe (now a museum); the city's first Mexican restaurant, La Golondrina Cafe; and many stores run by descendants of the original owners, including Veleria Gonzalez Candles, Casa Bernal, and Olverita's Village.
		Stroll north on Olvera from its central plaza and browse massive piles of huaraches (sandals), supersize sombreros, and splashy knock-off handbags.
		Just like Olvera Street, these tightly rolled tortillas—stuffed with meat, then fried—are filled with history: They are made according to the original 1934 recipe of founder Aurora Guerrero.
	www.viamagazine.com /weekenders/Los_Angeles04.asp (399 words)

	GoCityKids Los Angeles \| Olvera Street
		Olvera Street also serves as the entrance to several of the museums in El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument.
		Turn north on Broadway, east on Cesar E Chavez Ave., then south on Olvera St. The street is east of Main St. and west of Alameda St. All-day parking lots charge about $5.
		Olvera Street is also a hop, skip and a jump away from Japantown and Chinatown.
	www.gocitykids.com /browse/attraction.jsp?id=4601 (451 words)

	OLVERA street
		Olvera street is the oldest part of the City of Los Angeles.
		The Mexican music you hear while strolling through it, is typical for the history and origin of Los Angeles.
		For more information and history of Olvera street go to: http://www.olvera-street.com/the_history.html
	www.xs4all.nl /~alexcity/olvera.htm (102 words)

	Daily Press archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		It doesn't quite compare to a cruise to Puerto Vallarta, but a visit to Los Angeles' landmark Olvera Street, a colorful Mexican marketplace, is a fun way to spend an afternoon.Olvera Street, which started off as a short lane called Wine Street, is known as the birthplace of the City of Angels.
		In 1877, Wine Street was extended and renamed Olvera Street, in honor of the first judge of Los Angeles, Agustin Olvera, who lived at the end of the lane, across the plaza.
		The path of the ditch is marked on the street with diagonal bricking.
	www.vvdailypress.com /2001-2003/97021080018254.html (949 words)

	Olvera Street - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Having started as a short lane, Wine Street, it was extended and renamed in honour of Agustin Olvera, a prominent local judge, in 1877.
		A few of the street's buildings that were put up during this era, like the Sepulveda House (1880s) and Italian Hall (1907) actually had their backs facing Olvera while the front doors were on Main Street, furthering the character of the street as a mere alley.
		At the time of the film, years before its makeover by Christine Sterling, it was hardly considered to be a proper street, but rather just a dingy, dirty alley.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Olvera_Street (1316 words)

	Explore El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument and Olvera Street.
		The area east of the Plaza became the city's first Chinatown as French and Italian settlers also arrived in large numbers (an Italian Hall still stands at the north end of Olvera Street), but it was the dramatic Mexican immigration in the 1920s which had the most impact.
		Two statues on the Plaza are worth noting; King Carlos III of Spain (1716–1788) on the east side—dedicated on the Plaza by the King and Queen of Spain, Don Juan Carlos I and Doña Sofia in 1987 in honor of the 200th anniversary of American independence.
		Directly across Main Street from the Plaza, La Placita Church is the oldest Catholic Church in Los Angeles.
	www.inetours.com /Los_Angeles/Pages/El_Pueblo.html (1325 words)

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		Originally known as Vine or Wine Street because of its location near vineyards and a winery, the street was renamed in honor of the first county judge of Los Angeles County, Agustin Olvera.
		Olvera Street was officially opened in April, 1930, and serves as a major tourist attraction and entertainment center.
		A triple row of bricks running diagonally across the street near the fountain denotes the course of the Zanja Madre (Mother Ditch), an early system of providing water from the Los Angeles River to the growing pueblo.
	www.usc.edu /dept/geography/losangeles/lawalk/pueblo/olvera.html (150 words)

	Olvera Street Los Angeles Blessing of the Animals
		Olvera Street Los Angeles Blessing of the Animals
		This traditional and popular event, sponsored by the merchants of very historic Olvera Street (The oldest surviving street in Los Angeles, dating from the days of Mexico's rule) is held every Easter Saturday.
		In any case, seeing the street turn into a merry confusion of people and all kinds of animals, is a great deal of fun.
	www.chem.ucla.edu /~alice/explorations/LA/olvera/olvera.htm (176 words)

	Olvera Street (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		In 1877, the street was extended and its name changed to Olvera Street.
		By 1903 the street had considerably declined and a large and noisy substation was built next to the Avila Adobe to provide power for the city's electric street cars.
		Across the street the Italian Winery expanded its building in 1914, When Christine Sterling walked through the Plaza and Olvera street in 1926, she was shocked by the dilapidated condition of th
	www.radessays.com /viewpaper.php?request=93616 (254 words)

	Olvera-Street.com - Fiestas
		at the cross on the Olvera Street entrance.
		Olvera Street has celebrated the Blessing of the Animals each year since 1930.
		Olvera Street is known as El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument.
	www.olvera-street.com /html/fiestas.html (1689 words)

	Calle Olvera
		Olvera Street is located on the general site of the birthplace of the city of Los Angeles, near the Plaza, the Plaza Church and the Zanja Madre.
		Originally called Vine Street, in 1877 it was renamed after Agustin Olvera, the first judge of the county of Los Angeles.
		Olvera Street is located on the general site of the birthplace of L.A. Directory
	www.calleolvera.com (236 words)

	Olvera Street Photo Gallery by Debra De La Cruz at pbase.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		All these pictures cartured the street just as it was when i was a little girl.
		I was born at the Queen of Angeles Hospital which I know is a wonder church for the homeless and down casted.
		You have captured the color, culture, charm and diversity of Olvera Street with an exceptionally artistic eye.
	www.pbase.com /ohquepretty/olvera_street (243 words)

	..: . rion.nu \| close up olvera street . :.. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		I love the vibrant colours in these photographs, really captures the spirit of Olvera Street.
		I see the authenicity of the atmosphere at Olvera street through the colors and humility you captured.
		Olvera Street is the oldest part of the City of Los Angeles otherwise known as the birthplace of the City of Angels or El Pueblo Historic Monument.
	www.rion.nu /v5/archive/000500.php (194 words)

	The Learning Experience
		Lined with colorful craft displays and Mexican restaurants, Olvera Street symbolizes the city’s beginnings when the first settlers—11 families known as the “pobladores”—founded the original pueblo near the already existing Native American village of Yangna.
		Lopez took the class to Olvera Street twice before he sent them in groups of two to conduct their interviews with the merchants.
		In 1864, St. Vincent’s College was housed in the Lugo House adobe, directly across from the plaza area and today’s Olvera Street.
	www.lmu.edu /Page10296.aspx (516 words)

	Olvera-Street.com - David Alfaro Siqueiros Artist /Muralist
		The first, "Street Meeting," was painted at the Chouinard School of Art, where he taught a class on fresco painting.
		It was also an uncomfortable topic for societal matron Christine Sterling, Olvera Street’s leading promoter, possibly because it did not conform to her image of Olvera Street as a docile and tranquil Mexican village.
		Unfortunately for the artists, the conservative politics of the era triumphed over artistic expression, and within six months a section of the mural visible from Olvera Street was painted out.
	www.olvera-street.com /html/siqueiros_mural.html (611 words)

	ExperienceLA : El Pueblo de Los Angeles Metro Adventure Planning Guide
		Across the street from the Plaza and to the west is the
		Along Olvera Street, several buildings that provide a window into early Los Angeles are open to the public.
		Just before leaving Olvera Street, take a second to look down at the Path of Zanja Madre.
	www.experiencela.com /Adventures/Elpueblo.htm (1094 words)

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