Olvera Street, Los Angeles

Olvera Street is in the oldest part of Downtown Los Angeles, California, USA, and is part of the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument. Historically, it abutted the original Chinatown, which was later removed to its modern location to make way for Union Station. There are 27 buildings of various ages still standing on Olvera Street, including the Avila Adobe (1818), the Pelanconi House (1857), and the Sepulveda House (1887).
       
Los Angeles was founded in 1781 by Spanish pobladores, on a site southeast of today's Olvera Street near the Los Angeles River. They consisted of 11 families and were accompanied by a few Spanish soldiers. The new town was named El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora Reina de los Ángeles.

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Here in a couple of weeks I am headed to Los Angeles and I might have enough free time to run by Olvera Street.

There is a plaque there somewhere that was donated by Los Aficionados de Los Angeles that talks about bullfights being held in Los Angeles in the 1800's.

If I can get there and find it I will for sure take a photo and post it here.

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Well, I made it to Los Angeles, and I even had some free time where I could have gone with my wife and child to Olvera Street.

But once I studied the map on how to get there, where to park, etc., I decided not to go. I did not want to risk the safety of my child. According to the map Olvera Street and the infamous Skid Row area of Los Angeles are a dirty needle's throw away from each other.

If you have seen any of the new reports on what is going on lately with the homeless problem and drug problem in Los Angeles there is no way in hell I am going to hang out in that part of town.

Sorry, even my love of the bullfight has its limits.