La Plaza at Olvera Street

 

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Stephanie S.

Chicago, IL

6/27/2007 2 photos

Mexican fiesta flares in the middle of down town LA!

As I walked out of Union Station, I danced across the street to the sound of guitars and drums playing joyfully. I had to find where and why these amigos were playing to the small crowd gathered around in this small gazebo courtyard surrounded by both wooden and concrete made benches.

After reading a worn and torn historic sign wrapped around a lamp post, I learned that this Mexican park is part of the historic district in LA and is one of the sights this city of angels was founded on back in the late 1800s by the Spanish. The sign quickly told how the city was established by immigrants and how it continued to attract different people from several ethnic backgrounds even to this day.

As I waited for my friend to pick me up, I sat under the trees and listened to the Mexican classic guitars strummed to the flapping of the colorful fiesta flags strung through the trees. So instead of waiting at the Station, join the party in this little courtyard park and appreciate the cultural mix.

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