Guidebook
NO. 156 LOS ANGELES PLAZA - A part of the original pueblo lands of El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula founded in 1781 under the Spanish Laws of the Indies during the reign of King Carlos III, the plaza is located close to the site of the original plaza. It was the center of the settlement founded by Governor Felipe de Neve. When the Plaza Church was completed in 1822, this site was reserved as a public plaza. It was landscaped in 1871 and has served since that date as a public park.
Location
El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument, 500 block of N Main St, Los Angeles
Open Map
NO. 156 LOS ANGELES PLAZA - Marker
NO. 156 LOS ANGELES PLAZA - Plaque
NO. 156 LOS ANGELES PLAZA - 1958, Earliest known picture of the plaza
NO. 156 LOS ANGELES PLAZA - The Plaza
NO. 156 LOS ANGELES PLAZA - Olvera Street
NO. 156 LOS ANGELES PLAZA - Olvera Street
NO. 156 LOS ANGELES PLAZA - Old Photo