Detail View: Archivision Base to Module 9: Los Angeles: Topographic Views of Olvera Street
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Preferred Title:
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Los Angeles: Topographic Views of Olvera Street
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Image View:
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Pico House (1870), Merced Theater (1870) and Masonic Hall (1858)
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Creator:
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Scott Gilchrist (Canadian photographer, born 1960)
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Location:
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site: Los Angeles, California, United States
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Location Note:
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Olvera Street (La Placita Olvera); Plaza-Olvera area
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GPS:
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+34.057495-118.237996
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Date:
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August 2007 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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American
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Style Period:
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Nineteenth century; Spanish Colonial Revival; Twenty-first century
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Work Type 1:
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topographical view
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Work Type 2:
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photograph
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Classification:
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urban and topographical views
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Material:
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digital images
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Technique:
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photography
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Description:
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Olvera Street (La Placita Olvera) is in the oldest part of Downtown Los Angeles, California, and is part of the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument (Los Angeles Plaza Historic District). 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. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
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Image Description:
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Pico House was a luxury hotel built in 1870 by Pío Pico, a successful businessman who was the last Mexican Governor of Alta California. The Merced Theater, completed in 1870, was built in an Italianate style and operated as a live theater from 1871 to 1876. Masonic Hall was built in 1858 as Lodge 42 of the Free and Accepted Masons.
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Collection:
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Archivision Addition Module Eight
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Identifier:
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1A2-US-LA-OSA-A22
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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