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A beautiful spring evening in Olvera - photos taken from behind the castle that overlooks the town. Situated in the north-eastern corner of the Cadiz province and with a population of about 8,500, the beautiful Andalucian town of Olvera is one of the larger "pueblo blancos" (white villages) in the area with white houses, steep and narrow streets leading up to an old Arab fortress at the top of town. Close by is an impressive church, the 'Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación' (the Parish of Our Lady of the Incarnation). There are plenty more photos of Olvera and other Spanish towns/locations if you take a look at my 'Albums' page, www.flickr.com/photos/36623892@N00/sets/ - thank you.
Olvera Street is in the oldest part of Downtown Los Angeles, California, and is part of the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument. Many Latinos refer to it as "La Placita Olvera." Since 1911 it was described as Sonora Town.
Wandering the streets - taking most of the colour out of the photos allows the viewer to focus rather more on the architectural lines of the buildings. Situated in the north-eastern corner of the Cadiz province and with a population of about 8,500, the beautiful Andalucian town of Olvera is one of the larger "pueblo blancos" (white villages) in the area with white houses, steep and narrow streets leading up to an old Arab fortress at the top of town. Close by is an impressive church, the 'Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación' (the Parish of Our Lady of the Incarnation). There are plenty more photos of Cáceres and other Spanish towns/locations if you take a look at my 'Albums' page, www.flickr.com/photos/36623892@N00/sets/ - thank you.
A man plays guitar while a woman sings Mexican folk songs on Olvera Street in downtown Los Angeles, California, on Aug. 3, 2015. The street is the birthplace of Los Angeles and pays homage to its Mexican heritage.
🚌 Irisbus Iveco Castrosua City Versus de Oliveras.
❌ Realizando la línea L52: Sant Feliu de Ll-L'Hospitalet de Ll.
⏩ Ex - 211 Mohn (B)
April 2012 - Storm clouds over Olvera. Situated in the north-eastern corner of the Cadiz province and with a population of about 8,500, the beautiful Andalucian town of Olvera is one of the larger "pueblo blancos" (white villages) in the area with white houses, steep and narrow streets leading up to an old Arab fortress at the top of town. Close by is an impressive church, the 'Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación' (the Parish of Our Lady of the Incarnation). There are plenty more photos of Olvera and other Spanish towns/locations if you take a look at my 'Albums' page, www.flickr.com/photos/36623892@N00/sets/ - thank you.
Text on cross: "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles - Felipe de Neve - September Fourth, 1781"
"The City of Los Angeles was founded September 4, 1781. Olvera was its first street. A number of years ago the street was closed to traffic; stores and stalls sprang up, filled with Spanish and Mexican articles, reminiscent of former days. At that time the Cross was erected in commemoration of the founding of the city."
The Olvera Street Merchants and El Pueblo Historical Monument will again hold their annual Dia De Los Muertos Festivities. Perormances of mariachi, Aztec dancers, ballet folklorico and other fun filled family activities. The Dia de Los Muertos traditional altars will also be on display throughout the Plaza area beginning in mid-October. Following the Novenaria, pan de muerto (sweet bread) and champurrado (a Mexican hot chocolate beverage) will be available for everyone to enjoy.
August 2012 - a view up to the town's castle and main church from one of the town's parks. Situated in the north-eastern corner of the Cadiz province and with a population of about 8,500, the beautiful Andalucian town of Olvera is one of the larger "pueblo blancos" (white villages) in the area with white houses, steep and narrow streets leading up to an old Arab fortress at the top of town. Close by is an impressive church, the 'Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación' (the Parish of Our Lady of the Incarnation). There are plenty more photos of Olvera and other Spanish towns/locations if you take a look at my 'Albums' page, www.flickr.com/photos/36623892@N00/sets/ - thank you.
This is Olvera from El Gastor The highest points are the church and the castle.
Our proposed house is just underneath the castle
October 2012 - view across the top of 'Plaza Andalucia' as the sun sets on Pruna castle in the distance. Situated in the north-eastern corner of the Cadiz province and with a population of about 8,500, the beautiful Andalucian town of Olvera is one of the larger "pueblo blancos" (white villages) in the area with white houses, steep and narrow streets leading up to an old Arab fortress at the top of town. Close by is an impressive church, the 'Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación' (the Parish of Our Lady of the Incarnation). There are plenty more photos of Olvera and other Spanish towns/locations if you take a look at my 'Albums' page, www.flickr.com/photos/36623892@N00/sets/ - thank you.
Postcard from my collection. Olvera Street in Los Angeles, CA.
Description on back:
Top – Olvera Street
In this quaint "old California" many Mexicans and Americans make and Display their wares.
Bottom – Olvera Street Merchant
In front of the Avila Adobe.
“Mirro-Krome” ® By H. S. Crocker Co., Inc., Los Angeles 17, Calif.
Distributed by Souvenir Color Card Co.
A beautiful spring evening - from the church at the top of Olvera, a view looking south west towards the sierras. Situated in the north-eastern corner of the Cadiz province and with a population of about 8,500, the beautiful Andalucian town of Olvera is one of the larger "pueblo blancos" (white villages) in the area with white houses, steep and narrow streets leading up to an old Arab fortress at the top of town. Close by is an impressive church, the 'Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación' (the Parish of Our Lady of the Incarnation). There are plenty more photos of Cáceres and other Spanish towns/locations if you take a look at my 'Albums' page, www.flickr.com/photos/36623892@N00/sets/ - thank you.
View of Olvera from 'El Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Los Remedios', about 2km outside of the town. Situated in the north-eastern corner of the Cadiz province and with a population of about 8,500, the beautiful Andalucian town of Olvera is one of the larger "pueblo blancos" (white villages) in the area with white houses, steep and narrow streets leading up to an old Arab fortress at the top of town. Close by is an impressive church, the 'Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación' (the Parish of Our Lady of the Incarnation). There are plenty more photos of Olvera and other Spanish towns/locations if you take a look at my 'Albums' page, www.flickr.com/photos/36623892@N00/sets/ - thank you.
Olvera pueblo in the distance. Situated in the north-eastern corner of the Cadiz province and with a population of about 8,500, the beautiful Andalucian town of Olvera is one of the larger "pueblo blancos" (white villages) in the area with white houses, steep and narrow streets leading up to an old Arab fortress at the top of town. Close by is an impressive church, the 'Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación' (the Parish of Our Lady of the Incarnation).
There are plenty more photos of Olvera and other Spanish towns/locations if you take a look at my 'Albums' page, www.flickr.com/photos/36623892@N00/sets/ - thank you.
Pujol, Mexico City, Mexico
June 12, 2012
Post: Pujol Revisited
Francisco Petrarca 254
Polanco, Miguel Hidalgo, 11560
Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal, Mexico
+52 01 55 5545 4111
"Located near the new Union Station, old Olvera Street is an interesting quarter of Mexican Bazaars, where vendors display their quaint pottery, candle and basket novelties, typical of old Mexico. Genuine Mexican Restaurants serve delicious enchiladas, tortillas and other native dishes."
The oldest part of Los Angeles, Olvera Street was first established in the 1800s. El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora Reina de los Ángeles was founded by Spanish settlers from Mission San Gabriel who moved near this spot on the Los Angeles River in 1780 to erect the Nuestra Señora Reina de los Ángeles Asistencia for the mission. Eventually the pueblo moved to the present El Pueblo area in the 1800s after flooding forced the abandonment of the original site.
After the area became part of Mexico in 1820, the area began to see its first adobe buildings and streets, centering around the Plaza. This remained the case after the area became part of the United States. One of the side alleys surrounding the plaza was Wine Street, which was renamed Olvera Street in 1877 to honor Agustin Olvera, the first Superior Court Judge of Los Angeles County. By the 1880s, the area was heavily immigrant, becoming a part of Little Italy.
By the 1920s the area was clearly in decline. In 1928 the Avila Adobe, the oldest surviving building in Los Angeles, was slated for demolition. A recent English transplant, Christine Sterling, quickly raced to preserve the building, enlisting the aid of Harry Chandler of the Los Angeles Times to generate a campaign to preserve the structure. Support soon began to flow in from all over the city, including Blue Diamond Cement and the Simmons Brick Company, and even the Los Angeles Police Chief James Davis, who donated prison labor (an except from her diary read: : "One of the prisoners is a good carpenter, another an electrician. Each night I pray they will arrest a bricklayer and a plumber.") Through those efforts, the building was preserved.
Encouraged by the efforts, Sterling pushed for the preservation of Wine Street, which was closed to traffic a year later and became "Paseo de Los Angeles". Touted as "A Mexican Street of Yesterday in a City of Today", Olvera Street soon became a popular tourist attraction. The area is filled with Mexican-themed restaurants, museums, and vendors. Roving mariachi bands add a certain flair to the area. In 2015 the American Planning Association named it one of the top five "Great Streets" in the United States. While there is some criticism from historians and Hispanic activists over the "appropriation" of Latino culture, they also acknowledge that without it the whole area would have been destroyed in the 1920s. Sterling was not as kind to the immediately adjacent Old Chinatown, supporting the destruction of most of the buildings that survived demolition for Union Station.
El Pueblo de Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
View from the Arab fortress looking west with the ''Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación' in the foreground and the 'Sierra de Líjar' in the background. Situated in the north-eastern corner of the Cadiz province and with a population of about 8,500, the beautiful Andalucian town of Olvera is one of the larger "pueblo blancos" (white villages) in the area with white houses, steep and narrow streets leading up to an old Arab fortress at the top of town. Close by is an impressive church, the 'Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación' (the Parish of Our Lady of the Incarnation). There are plenty more photos of OLvera and other Spanish towns/locations if you take a look at my 'Albums' page, www.flickr.com/photos/36623892@N00/sets/ - thank you.
Late sun on the side of the Arab fortress at the top of town. Situated in the north-eastern corner of the Cadiz province and with a population of about 8,500, the beautiful Andalucian town of Olvera is one of the larger "pueblo blancos" (white villages) in the area with white houses, steep and narrow streets leading up to an old Arab fortress at the top of town. Close by is an impressive church, the 'Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación' (the Parish of Our Lady of the Incarnation). There are plenty more photos of Olvera and other Spanish towns/locations if you take a look at my 'Albums' page, www.flickr.com/photos/36623892@N00/sets/ - thank you.