Los Angeles Plaza Historic District - Los Angeles, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
N 34° 03.394 W 118° 14.317
11S E 385688 N 3769120
The founding site of Los Angeles.
Waymark Code: WM4980
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/24/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member S5280ft
Views: 46

"El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument is near the site of the early Los Angeles pueblo or town where forty-four settlers of Native American, African and European heritage journeyed more than one-thousand miles across the desert from present-day northern Mexico and established a farming community in September 1781. Since that time, Los Angeles has been under the flags of Spain, Mexico and the United States and has grown into one of the world’s largest metropolitan areas. Today, as a department of the City of Los Angeles, El Pueblo is a living museum that continues to fulfill its unique role as the historic and symbolic heart of the city, reflecting the Native American, African American, Spanish, Anglo, Mexican, Chinese, Italian and French cultures that contributed to its early history. Of the monument’s twenty-seven historic buildings, eleven are open to the public as businesses or have been restored as museums." (visit link)
Street address:
Roughly bounded by Spring, Macy, Alameda and Arcadia Sts., and Old Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles


County / Borough / Parish: Los Angeles

Year listed: 1972

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering

Periods of significance: 1900-1750 AD

Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current function: Commerce/Trade, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Privately owned?: no

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

Secondary Website 1: Not listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
Please give the date and brief account of your visit. Include any additional observations or information that you may have, particularly about the current condition of the site. Additional photos are highly encouraged, but not mandatory.
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