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  • Avila Adobe, Olvera Street, Los Angeles, Cal

    Avila Adobe, Olvera Street, Los Angeles, Cal

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    Image of three men wearing sombreros with one playing a harp while sitting on a wall near the front steps of the Avila Adobe on Olvera Street in Los Angeles, California. There is a sign about the Adobe and street vending stands are situated on either side of the street.

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  • Olvera Street, La Fiesta de Los Angeles

    Olvera Street, La Fiesta de Los Angeles

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    Image of Olvera street in Los Angeles, California, with vending stands in the distance and boys sitting on the edge of a fountain. Los Angeles City Hall building can be seen in the distance.

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  • Oldest house in Los Angeles, Olvera Street, L.A., Cal

    Oldest house in Los Angeles, Olvera Street, L.A., Cal

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    Image of a man looking at the front steps of the Avila Adobe, the oldest house in Los Angeles on Olvera Street in Los Angeles, California. Dried corn and clay pots hang near the stairway, with a sign about the adobe that reads: "The Avila Adobe. This is the oldest and most historic building in Los Angeles. Built in 1818 by Don Francisco Avila it was occupied as American headquarters in 1847. The rooms are furnished in the period of the early California. Olvera Street is the first main thoroughfare of Los Angeles."

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  • Cafe Caliente, Olvera Street, Los Angeles, Cal

    Cafe Caliente, Olvera Street, Los Angeles, Cal

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    Image of mariachi musicians holding guitars and standing with waiters at the entrance to the Cafe Caliente located at 20 Olvera Street in Los Angeles, California, an outdoor patio area covered with an awning is seen at right. Lettering is printed on the window at left which reads: "Cafe Caliente luncheon .60 cents served from 11:30 to 3 pm dinner deluxe $1.00 served from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. Todays menu Mexican and American dinners dancing"

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  • El Paseo de Los Angeles (Olvera St.)

    El Paseo de Los Angeles (Olvera St.)

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    Image of children sitting on the tiled El Paseo de Los Angeles selling bananas and grapes with a wagon in the background on present day Olvera Street in Los Angeles, California.

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  • A view of 3rd Street near Spring Street in Los Angeles in 1888

    A view of 3rd Street near Spring Street in Los Angeles in 1888

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    A view of 3rd Street near Spring Street in Los Angeles in 1888. It shows people walking down the street as well as horse-driven buggies.

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