The Olvera Street sign stands in a spot that has been at the center of LA’s history for thousands of years. Photo by Mike Schlitt. Olvera Street was the brainchild of a white woman, Christine Sterling ...

Performers appear on Olvera Street, 1936. Photo courtesy of Los Angeles Public Library. ... Like much of Los Angeles history, Christine Sterling’s legacy is complicated. Opinions differ, but there’s ...

Downtown’s historic Olvera Street, one of the oldest streets in Los Angeles, was named this week as one of the country's top five "Great Streets" by the American Planning Assn.

Olvera Street has a complex history within Los Angeles. The street is among the most historic in the city and still counts the oldest home in LA — the Avila Adobe, built in 1818 — as one of ...

Olvera Street—arguably the historical heart of Los Angeles—has just been recognized as one of the top 15 "Great Places In America," by a non-profit urban planning group.

Altars return to Olvera Street for Dia De Los Muertos 02:31. For the last week, Jenny Hernandez traveled to Los Angeles' historic Olvera Street before and after work to prepare her tribute for her ...

Not far from Olvera Street downtown, two sprawling parking lots soon will give way to residential apartments, shops and restaurants. Editorial: Project near Olvera Street should be cautious with L ...

Businesses on Olvera Street, the oldest street in L.A. and the historic heart of the city, are struggling to stay afloat during the pandemic. 24/7 Live Los Angeles Orange County Inland Empire ...

La Golondrina Café on Olvera Street has been around since the 1930s, but it has faced an uphill battle with trying to reopen since the pandemic. 24/7 Live Los Angeles Orange County Inland Empire ...

Hernandez said his mother gave Olvera Street management notarized paperwork to add him to the contract in 2019, but, fast forward to today, the contract was never updated and Hernandez is not listed.

Perhaps the most famous donkey in all Southern California, the life-sized stuffed burro in Olvera Street’s El Pueblo de Los Ángeles, which countless Angelenos and tourists from around the world ...

Olvera Street is worth a stop if you're in the area, especially if you're going to Grand Central Market or Los Angeles Union Station. Some vendors only accept cash, so keep that in mind if you ...