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

Description: 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."
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1948
Call number: photCL_555_06_1638
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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, Los Angeles, Cal

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Image of people walking down Olvera Street with open-air street vendor stands selling souvenirs poised on either side in Los Angeles, California.

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Casa de Adobe, El Paseo de Los Angeles (Olvera St.) Los Angeles, Calif

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Image of a man and two women in Mexican costume in front of the Avila Adobe on El Paseo de Los Angeles, also known as Olvera Street in Los Angeles, California, as seen from an archway with a courtyard with wrought iron garden furniture in the foreground.

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Olvera Street, Los Angeles, Calif

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Image of two women kneeling at a sculpture of Mary housed in a cabinet on Olvera Street in Los Angeles, California. The women are dressed in Mexican dresses and are holding sombreros. The words "Nuestra Senora La Reina de Los Angeles" are painted beneath the cabinet.

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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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Olvera Street, Los Angeles, Calif

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Image of a woman leaning against an automobile while watching a group of Mariachi musicians playing instruments, including a double base, violin, and guitar, while standing at the edge of Olvera Street in Los Angeles, California, onlookers, shops, and the Los Angeles City Hall tower are seen in the background.

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

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