Old Plaza Church Los Angeles
1-04-14. Old Plaza Church, Olvera St., Villa Adobe, Royal Palms Hotel, St. Vincent's Church. Parents married here 1-4-41.
Olvera Street, Los Angeles: A Street of Memory 1937 Vericolor
Please watch: Personal Hygiene for Young Women circa 1920 - sex education
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Vericolor production offering touristic view Olvera Street and the old Mexican quarter in Los Angeles, California.
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.
Having started as a short lane, Wine Street, it was extended and renamed in honor of Agustín Olvera, a prominent local judge, in 1877. There are 27 historic buildings lining Olvera Street, including the Avila Adobe, the Pelanconi House and the Sepulveda House. In 1930, it was converted to a colorful Mexican marketplace...
Los Angeles was founded in 1781 on a site southeast of Olvera Street near the Los Angeles River by a group of Spanish pobladores (settlers), consisting of 11 families — 44 men, women, and children, accompanied by a contingent of soldiers — who had set out from the nearby Mission San Gabriel Arcángel to establish a secular pueblo along the banks of the Porciúncula River at the Indian village of Yang-na. The initial settlement was dubbed El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora Reina de los Ángeles... As the town grew, it eventually built its own parish church, which is today known as the Old Plaza Church. Unpredictable flooding forced settlers to move the town to higher ground. The town, complete with a church and rectangular plaza surrounded by house lots and planting fields, was placed in its current location in the early 19th century. Spanish colonial rule lasted until 1820. This period saw the first streets and adobe buildings of the town constructed. The town came under the control of newly independent Mexico in 1821. During this time of Mexican rule, which lasted until 1848, the Plaza area was the heart of Mexican community life in Los Angeles and center of an economy based upon cattle ranching and agriculture.
Hard times
For a time after the Mexican-American War and Gold Rush, the Plaza remained the center of a diverse town. The central street of the Plaza, Vine or Wine Street, was extended and had its name changed by City Council ordinance in 1877 to Olvera Street to honor Augustín Olvera, the first Superior Court Judge of Los Angeles County and long-time Olvera Street resident. In the 1880s, Los Angeles began quick expansion through a massive influx of Anglo and European settlers who arrived via the railroad. The old Plaza area became a forgotten remnant of the city's roots, and the remaining adobe and brick buildings within the Plaza area fell into disrepair as the civic center of the city shifted to present-day Temple and Main Streets.
A good view of the street during this period is to be found in Charlie Chaplin's 1921 film The Kid, which featured a number of scenes in it, mostly on the west side a few doors north of the Pelanconi House. At the time of the film, years before its makeover by Christine Sterling, it was hardly considered to be a proper street, but rather just a dingy, dirty alley.
Its decline as the center of civic life led to its reclamation by diverse sectors of the city's poor and disenfranchised. The Plaza served as a gateway for newly arrived immigrants, especially Mexicans and Italians. During the 1920s, the pace of Mexican immigration into the United States increased to about 500,000 per year. California became the prime destination for Mexican immigrants, with Los Angeles receiving the largest number of any city in the Southwest. As a result of this dramatic demographic increase, a resurgence of Mexican culture occurred in Los Angeles. It was within this social and political climate that Christine Sterling began her public campaign to save the old Francisco Avila Adobe from demolition and build up Olvera Street as a Disneyland-like center of Mexican romance and tourism.
Sterling's efforts to rescue the Plaza-Olvera area began in 1926, when she discovered the deteriorated conditions of the area, and in particular the Avila Adobe, the oldest existing home in the city. After raising the issue of the Avila Adobe with the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, Sterling approached Harry Chandler, the publisher of the Los Angeles Times with a plan to restore...
Olvera Street, The Birthplace of Los Angeles California Historic Tourist attraction
Olvera Street, where Los Angeles was founded, adjacent to the oldest catholic church in all of California
Nuestra Senora Reina de Los Angeles
The oldest functioning church in Los Angeles originally on the banks of the LA river, moved to it's present location in downtown at El Pueblo near Olvera St.
HD Historic Stock Footage Los Angles City of Destiny 1949
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1940's Los Angeles is captured from its orchards and vineyards to vibrant city life and landmarks unique to the City Of Angels.
Landmark Buildings: City Hall, County Hall Of Justice and County Jail, Federal Building, Los Angeles County General Hospital, Public Library, The Old Plaza Church, NBC Studio, CBS Studio and Grauman's Chinese Theatre.
Locations: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Alvaro Street, Wilshire Blvd, Hollywood and Vine, Pershing Square, The Hollywood Bowl, UCLA, USC Campus, Farmer's Market, Hollywood Park, a Movie Set (actress Shirley Temple and actor Robert Young), Santa Anita Park, Hollywood Park, Hoover Dam and Muscle Beach.
Aerial Views: Sound Stages and Studio Movie Lots, San Fernando Valley, Oil Derricks, Los Angeles Harbor, Griffith Observatory, Freeways, Orange Groves and City Of Los Angeles.
As Well As Scenes: Electrical transmission towers, parks & playgrounds, streetcar, Horse Racing, Polo, Bowling On The Green, Swimming, Swimming Pool, Competitive Diving, Pacific Ocean Beach, Sunbathing, Beach Volleyball, Golf courses and Tennis.
Shot List of Stock Footage (start web movie at time code shown for each clip)
01:00:36:00 Desolate desert highway from automobile driver's point of view (pov), desert scrub brush and sand. Rear view of car on desert highway with mountain range in background.
01:02:11:04 Late 1940's-early 1950's Skyline of Los Angeles, California with focus on the City Hall, several low aerial views of the city of LA, major city buildings.
01:04:15:08 Alvera Street with many small booths (shops) with gay Mexican decorations displaying Mexican food and trinkets. With flaming forge and anvil Mexican native craftsman creates wrought iron novelties.
01:04:52:03 Traditional Female Mexican dancer, close-up of Mexican musicians
01:06:25:01 Los Angels Aqueduct system that brings water from the snow capped high Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains to reservoirs near Los Angeles.
01:09:41:08 Scenes of California freeway and automobile driver's point of vie (pov) driving down Wilshire Blvd.
01:10:17:00 Campus scenes of the University of California Los Angeles, UCLA, Group of students.
01:10:40:04 Campus scenes of the University of Southern California, USC.
01:11:08:00 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, USC Trojans vs the UCLA Bruins, large crowd of sports fans at football stadium.
01:12:08:04 Low aerial view of Hollywood and Vine, Los Angeles, California.
01:12:39:05 Grauman's Chinese Theatre.
01:13:08:10 Aerial view of 20th Century Fox Studios and behind the scenes of RKO Pictures during the filming of Baltimore Escapade with Shirley Temple.
01:16:48:09 Easter Sunday morning in Hollywood at the Hollywood Bowl.
01:18:13:00 Hoover Dam on the Colorado River, electric power transmission towers and lines.
01:18:55:10 Automobiles on assembly line at automobile manufacturing plant, tire manufacturing, Iron and steel foundry, machinery and tools.
01:19:23:03 View of hundreds of oil well derricks.
01:19:54:02 Hundreds of factory production workers leaving industrial plant at shift change.
01:20:10:05 Aerial view of Los Angeles Harbor, commercial ships, private boats in the yacht harbor, and Ocean Steamer.
01:22:01:02 Farmers Market in the late 1940's, people dining in the open air patios, Los Angeles Park, Pershing Squire, playing children in Griffith Park, aerial view of Griffith Observatory.
01:24:24:00 Santa Anita Race Track. Decked out in the traditional Coach Guards knee-length red coat and high hat the horn blower is shown calling the horses to the post. Horse race scenes from Hollywood Park.
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Mass at La Placita Church, Los Angeles-La santa misa al iglesia de Reina de Los Angeles
After mass at La Placita church in Los Angeles...this church is situated at the heart of the El Pueblo district, Los Angeles's historic center. The full name of the church is Reina de Los Angeles, Queen of the Angels---the patroness from whom the city derives its name.
Abandoned Los Angeles Church
Here are some visuals from an abandoned church.
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La Plaza Cultural Arts Center at La Placita, Los Angeles CA
This video is about a history visit to Los Angeles, California on April 3, 2014. The sites visited were Union (Railroad) Station (1929), The Pico House and La Plaza Cultural Center at La Placita (1781-1815), or Olvera Street. Roz Snow and Dr. Ramon J. Martinez are the narrators.
La Placita is directly across from the train terminal. The other end of the terminal is the transit bus center which is on the corner of Ramirez and Vignes Streets. The owner and editor of to El Clamor Publico (the Public Outcry), Francisco P. Ramirez, was a brilliant and precocious seventeen-year old who published his Los Angeles journal as a champion of the Mexican people between 1855 and 1859.
He quickly acquired an excellent knowledge of English from American settlers. He also learned French, a skill taught to him by Jean Louis Vignes and his compatriots. Ramirez's mastery of French and English, together with his native Spanish, made him conversant in three languages before he was fourteen years old.
See an excellent video at Vimeo.com titled, Francisco P. Ramirez - Publisher El Clamor Publico narrated by Paul Bryan Gray, author of a recent book by the same title. Search for the video as
The mission of LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes is to celebrate and cultivate an appreciation for the enduring and evolving influence of Mexican and Mexican-American culture, with a specific focus upon the unique Mexican-American experience in Los Angeles and Southern California.
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes is the nation's premier center of Mexican American culture. Providing an experience unlike any other, LA Plaza's interactive exhibits and dynamic programs invite visitors to explore as well as contribute to the ongoing story of Mexican Americans in Los Angeles and beyond.
Located near the site where Los Angeles was founded in 1781, LA Plaza's 2.2-acre campus includes two historic and newly renovated buildings (the Vickrey-Brunswig Building and Plaza House) surrounded by 30,000 square feet of public garden. See their website at,
All rights to this video to El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument. Video by Dr. Ramon J. Martinez
Sherman Los Angeles. 1929.
F2013.054.1.017
Description: Black and white silent film: trains, mountains, Lake Louise, The Great Divide, waterfall, blimp, Shriners, India Temple Band from Oklahoma City, stadium, marching bands, Native Americans selling crafts, Juarez Old Mexico, Welcome to El Paso.
Coverage: Los Angeles (City) in California (USA)
MARC Geographic Areas: California (cau)
Resource Type: Image -- Moving Image
Extent (quantity/size): 15 minutes 38 seconds
Media: 16 mm film
AVI 1920X1080 29.97 FRAME RATE; Silent
Subjects: Silent films - America
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Blessing of the Animals in Los Angeles
Dogs, cats, horses, rabbits, lizards, even a snake -- it's the annual Easter tradition of the Blessing of the Animals at the Old Plaza in Los Angeles. Cardinal Roger Mahony presiding, April 11, 2009.
Abandoned places in LA
This is some abandoned places in Los Angeles , California
If you want me to give you guys some info on any of these buildings or anyothers feel free to ask i will also do more abandoned buildings that you may request , Urban citys and also Urban buildings feel free to request any in the comments.
St Lucy’s Catholic Church - Beautiful Artwork - Los Angeles
Beautiful Art.
California’s Oldest Mission (Catholic Church)
Skully Jones
Baptism Information - Our Lady Queen of the Angels, La Placita
A Trip To Los Angeles, CA (03.28.12 - 04.02.12)
The footage was filmed during a trip to Los Angeles between March 28th & April 2nd, 2012 to visit my friend Nathan Ford and attend the premiere of Finding Bliss which was part of the 168 Hour Film Festival. I flew out from CVG in Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky and arrived at LAX in Los Angeles. The next day we went to some mountain area off of Mullholland Drive, Nate's audition for a Nickelodeon show, Amoeba Music, Chili Johns, & Hollywood Boulevard. Friday was the premiere. Saturday was an awards ceremony for the 168 Hour Film Festival. Sunday we attended a service at Oasis, drove to Malibu and hung out on Zuma Beach then drove back down the Pacific Coast Highway. Sunday night we went to the old LA zoo at Griffin Park (most of the footage shot here was too dark of course). Monday I flew from LAX back to CVG but had a slight issue with my belt buckle. It cost me $25 to have it flown back in the checked luggage area but it arrived in Cincinnati as well.
Filmed using a Sony HD Bloggie & edited on Final Cut Pro. Music credits are listed at the end of the video...I may include them here later.
Filmed & edited by Joel A. Swanson
Did you know there's a tunnel on Ocean Blvd., Long Beach? Discovered History
Did you know there's a pedestrian tunnel underneath Ocean Blvd? Join us for a look at Long Beach's Jergins Tunnel.
USA: LA: LITTLE SAIGON
English/Nat
A quarter of a century after the fall of Saigon, another Saigon is alive and well.
In the Little Saigon community of Los Angeles, some residents are too young to even remember Vietnam.
But older Vietnamese there say the memories, and the pain, are still fresh.
When more than 800-thousand Vietnamese fled Saigon in 1975, more than 100-thousand of them ended up here, in the U-S.
Families settled, started businesses, and started over.
Many here say they were happy for the opportunity to stay in the United States and happy with their newfound freedom.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
This is my country now, you know, my new home, my new life here.
SUPER CAPTION: Sieu Ross, Little Saigon resident
SOUNDBITE: (English)
I like the United States because I have the freedom of speech and freedom to express and freedom to complain to the government.
SUPER CAPTION: Hao-Nguyen, Little Saigon resident
SOUNDBITE: (English)
We have a chance to get a better education, get our degree, get our job, make a great life. Land of opportunity, United States.
SUPER CAPTION: Quyen Do, Little Saigon resident
This usually quiet community erupted last year when a business owner hung a poster of Ho Chi Min in his video rental store.
Old wounds surfaced and passionate protestors of all ages expressed their disgust at what they saw as a pro-Communist act.
City councilman and restaurateur Tony Lam has suffered the effects of the community's strong anti-Communist feelings.
His expressed support for improved relations between the U-S and Vietnam has caused outrage in the community.
Many residents have boycotted his restaurant.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
The government, United States government, should not victimise seventy-six (m) million Vietnamese there. As long as the government, the Communist government in Vietnam, respects human life and turns the country into a market economy, that would really help. But again, they use that, saying that I am too pro-Communist.
SUPER CAPTION: Tony Lam, Little Saigon city councilman
In this community, the anti-Communist sentiment runs strong, especially with the older Vietnamese here.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
I needed freedom. I needed freedom; that's why I stay here.
SUPER CAPTION: Sunny Tien, Little Saigon resident
SOUNDBITE: (English)
After twenty-five years ago, Vietnamese very poor, but the leader of the Communists, corrupt, corrupt.
SUPER CAPTION: Hao-Nguyen, Little Saigon resident
Leslie K. Le, an elections official for the county, was a high-ranking military official for the South Vietnamese army.
He says he still feels responsible for the loss of his country to the Communists.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
Now it's the year two-thousand. It sounds like a long, long time ago history. But to me, just like yesterday. I still remember everything. I still feel the pain when I hear that Saigon is completely lost to the Communists. The pain still here. And I think somehow, the world, especially the United States, must do something strong enough to turn the situation in Vietnam 180 degrees back.
SUPER CAPTION: Leslie K. Le, Community Program Specialist, Registration and Elections Department, Orange County
Twenty-five years after the war, Vietnamese have embraced America, but they haven't forgotten their home.
They still hold hope for regaining the Vietnam they once knew.
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Fort Moore Los Angeles
Fort Moore was the second of two historic U.S. Military Forts in Los Angeles, California, during the Mexican–American War. It lay straight above the junction of the Hollywood Freeway and Broadway Avenue, on an historic hill that once sheltered the old Plaza.
The landmark hill took its name, Fort Hill, from the first fort, and the hill afforded sweeping views of the old adobe town and the vineyards in the swale of the Los Angeles River. Fort Hill was a spur of the ridge that runs from the Quarry Hills (Elysian Park) southward to Beaudry’s Bunker Hill; it originally stretched east between 1st Street and Ord Street.[4] In old photographs, it forms a backdrop just behind the Plaza Church and square. By 1949, what was left of the hill under the fort was cut down when the Hollywood Freeway was put through.The fort is now memorialized by the Fort Moore Pioneer Memorial, a stone mural on Hill Street.
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City of Destiny Pt. 1 of 3 Color
Car POV thrugh desert towards mountain ranges. Scenics - palms - orchards, vineyards. Spanish style buildings. Beaches - housing. Los Angeles stock shots - street scenes - buildings. Roads and traffic. L.A. civic center - City Hall - Hall of justice - Federal building - County General Hospital. Hotels and apartments. Modern architecture. Public library. Old town - street market - local working with wrought iron. Hispanic man playing harp. Girl doing Spanish dancing - flamenco. Spanish fiesta - xylophone & guitars provide music.
Old Plaza Church - fountains - High Sierra mountains - aqueduct system - waterways and canals. Pipeline through desert - reservoirs.
Suburban housing & gardens - mansions. Suburbs & flowers. Eucalyptus tree - bougainvillaea - jacaranda tree - poinsettias.
AVs highways & road network around Los Angeles - traffic, cars. Wilshire boulevard - travelling shot POV. University of L.A. - students on campus.
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