Author: Jean Bruce Poole
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 9780892366620
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Founded in 1781 by pioneers from what is today northern Mexico, El Pueblo de Los Angeles mirrors the history and heritage of the city to which it gave birth. When the pueblo was the capital of Mexico’s Alta California, the region’s rancheros came here to celebrate mass or to attend fiestas in the historic Plaza. Following California’s statehood in 1850, the pueblo for a time ranked among the most lawless towns of the American West. American speculators, wealthy rancheros, and Italian wine merchants crowded its dusty streets. The town’s first barrio and the vibrant precincts of Old Chinatown soon grew up nearby. As Los Angeles burgeoned into a modern metropolis, its historic heart fell into ruin, to be revitalized by the creation in 1930 of the romantic Mexican marketplace at Olvera Street. Here, two years later, David Alfaro Siqueiros painted the landmark mural América Tropical, whose story is a fascinating tale of art, politics, and censorship. In the decades since, the pueblo has remained one of Southern California’s most enduring and most complex cultural symbols. El Pueblo vividly recounts the story of the birthplace of Los Angeles. An engaging historical narrative is complemented by abundant illustrations and a tour of the pueblo’s historic buildings. The book also describes initiatives to preserve the pueblo’s rich heritage and considers the significance of its multicultural legacy for Los Angeles today
El Pueblo
Author: Jean Bruce Poole
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 9780892366620
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Founded in 1781 by pioneers from what is today northern Mexico, El Pueblo de Los Angeles mirrors the history and heritage of the city to which it gave birth. When the pueblo was the capital of Mexico’s Alta California, the region’s rancheros came here to celebrate mass or to attend fiestas in the historic Plaza. Following California’s statehood in 1850, the pueblo for a time ranked among the most lawless towns of the American West. American speculators, wealthy rancheros, and Italian wine merchants crowded its dusty streets. The town’s first barrio and the vibrant precincts of Old Chinatown soon grew up nearby. As Los Angeles burgeoned into a modern metropolis, its historic heart fell into ruin, to be revitalized by the creation in 1930 of the romantic Mexican marketplace at Olvera Street. Here, two years later, David Alfaro Siqueiros painted the landmark mural América Tropical, whose story is a fascinating tale of art, politics, and censorship. In the decades since, the pueblo has remained one of Southern California’s most enduring and most complex cultural symbols. El Pueblo vividly recounts the story of the birthplace of Los Angeles. An engaging historical narrative is complemented by abundant illustrations and a tour of the pueblo’s historic buildings. The book also describes initiatives to preserve the pueblo’s rich heritage and considers the significance of its multicultural legacy for Los Angeles today
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 9780892366620
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Founded in 1781 by pioneers from what is today northern Mexico, El Pueblo de Los Angeles mirrors the history and heritage of the city to which it gave birth. When the pueblo was the capital of Mexico’s Alta California, the region’s rancheros came here to celebrate mass or to attend fiestas in the historic Plaza. Following California’s statehood in 1850, the pueblo for a time ranked among the most lawless towns of the American West. American speculators, wealthy rancheros, and Italian wine merchants crowded its dusty streets. The town’s first barrio and the vibrant precincts of Old Chinatown soon grew up nearby. As Los Angeles burgeoned into a modern metropolis, its historic heart fell into ruin, to be revitalized by the creation in 1930 of the romantic Mexican marketplace at Olvera Street. Here, two years later, David Alfaro Siqueiros painted the landmark mural América Tropical, whose story is a fascinating tale of art, politics, and censorship. In the decades since, the pueblo has remained one of Southern California’s most enduring and most complex cultural symbols. El Pueblo vividly recounts the story of the birthplace of Los Angeles. An engaging historical narrative is complemented by abundant illustrations and a tour of the pueblo’s historic buildings. The book also describes initiatives to preserve the pueblo’s rich heritage and considers the significance of its multicultural legacy for Los Angeles today
Pueblo de Los Angeles, State Historical Monument, Progress Report
Author: Los Angeles (Calif.). Department of City Planning
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Languages : en
Pages : 4
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Languages : en
Pages : 4
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El Pueblo de Los Angeles State Historic Park
Author: California. El Pueblo de Los Angeles State Historical Monument Commission
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Category : Los Angeles (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1
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Category : Los Angeles (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1
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Los Angeles from the Days of the Pueblo
Author: William Wilcox Robinson
Publisher: Chronicle Books (CA)
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Publisher: Chronicle Books (CA)
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Historical Los Angeles
Author: California. El Pueblo de Los Angeles State Historical Monument Commission
Publisher:
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Category : Los Angeles (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1
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Category : Los Angeles (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1
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Los Angeles from the Days of the Pueblo
Author: William Wilcox Robinson
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Category : Los Angeles (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
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Category : Los Angeles (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 114
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El Pueblo de Los Angeles
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Category : Los Angeles (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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Category : Los Angeles (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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Pueblo de Los Angeles
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Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 1
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Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 1
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Community and Tourism at El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument and Chinatown, Los Angeles, California
Author: Kathryn Diane Gerber
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Category : Tourism
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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Category : Tourism
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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El Pueblo de Los Angeles State Historic Park General Plan
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Category : El Pueblo de Los Angeles State Historic Park
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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Category : El Pueblo de Los Angeles State Historic Park
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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