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FREE TOURS
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Free historic walking one-hour tours are given of EL PUEBLO DE LOS ANGELES, where Los Angeles was founded, every Tuyesday through Saturday, 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and noon and everyone is welcome! Tours are available on Mondays upon request and availability of docents. Groups of 10 or more should reserve by calling El Pueblo's Visitor Center at (213) 628-1274 or by filling out the form below.
The free historic walking tours covers the 4th and 5th grade LAUSD curriculum requirements regarding early California history and the missions. It is an ideal way for not only school children to spend a morning, but for people of all ages in order to learn about our great city's beginnings and to view the historic buildings of El Pueblo's past.
Just come to the office of LAS ANGELITAS DEL PUEBLO on the south side of the Plaza, between the Firehouse and the Hellman-Quon Building, to meet your docent, and the tour into Los Angeles' past will begin.
LAS ANGELITAS DEL PUEBLO is the volunteer docent group that gives the tours of the birthplace of Los Angeles--El Pueblo de Los Angeles.
EL PUEBLO DE LOS ANGELES is located directly across the street from Union Station in downtown Los Angeles. This is between Main Street on the west, Cesar Chavez Avenue on the north, Alameda Street on the east and Arcadia Street on the south. It is within walking distance from the Civic Center, the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, the Music Center and Walt Disney Concert Hall. If you are driving, there is parking available at Union Station and on Main Street, across the street from El Pueblo.
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After your walking tour of EL PUEBLO, you can enjoy your day by:
--Visiting historic OLVERA STREET, where you will find the best Mexican food in Los Angeles as well as snacks and wonderful souvenirs, clothing and works of art. Friendly and helpful merchants will welcome you as you tour this "Mexican marketplace" in the heart of downtown Los Angeles.
--Visiting and touring ÁVILA ADOBE, the oldest building in Los Angeles, located on Olvera Street. Ávila Adobe was built in 1818 as the original town house of a prominent rancho family of that era. Special docents will take you through the Adobe and show you what life was like during the 1800's in El Pueblo.
--Visiting and touring the WATER EXHIBIT, immediately behind the Ávila Adobe, which is the most complete exhibit in Los Angeles showing the history of how water was brought to Southern California in the early 1900s. You will also see remnants of the Zanja Madre, or Mother Ditch, which brought water from the Los Angeles River to the growing pueblo.
--Visiting and touring the CHRISTINE STERLING EXHIBIT, immediately behind Ávila Adobe and learn about how Mrs. Sterling's vision helped to re-create El Pueblo de Los Angeles and establish Olvera Street as a "Mexican marketplace" as we know it today.
--Visiting and touring LA PLACITA, the oldest church in Los Angeles (built in 1818-1822) which is still a center of prayer, weddings and social gatherings. It is located directly across the street from the Plaza on Main Street.
--Visiting and touring the CHINESE AMERICAN MUSEUM, which fosters a deeper understanding and appreciation of America's diverse heritage by researching, preserving, and sharing the history, rich cultural legacy and continuing contributions of Chinese Americans.
--Visiting and touring ENGINE COMPANY NUMBER ONE, the first firehouse built in Los Angeles in 1884.
--Viewing PICO HOUSE, built in 1870 by Pío Pico, the last Governor to serve under Mexican rule. Pico House was the first three-story building in Los Angeles, and was, in its heyday, the most magnificent hotel south of San Francisco.
--Visiting the Visitors Center, which is located in historic SEPULVEDA HOUSE, on the west side of Olvera Street. The Sepulveda House is the only Eastlake Victorian building in El Pueblo. It was built in 1887 and reflects the changing times of that period from Spanish-Mexican architecture to that of American-European architecture. You can view a fascinating 18-minute film here showing the history and growth of Los Angeles from the original 44 "pobladores" who founded El Pueblo in 1781 to the sprawling and dynamic metropolis of today with a population of more than 3.8 million people.
--Sitting in LA PLAZA, under the Moreton Bay fig trees which were planted in the 1870's and watch the world enjoy itself in this shady enclave of a past era which was once the center of social, religious, political and business life in El Pueblo de Los Angeles.
READ FURTHER TO SIGN UP FOR A FREE EDUCATIONAL WALKING TOUR OF EL PUEBLO DE LOS ANGELES
El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument would like to welcome you to El Pueblo and hope your tour is a stimulating and educational experience. To sign up to take a tour, please fill out the form below. Please allow at least one week prior to the requested tour date in order to give us enough time to confirm the tour with you. FREE TOURS ARE GIVEN TUESDAY-SATURDAY at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and Noon and last about 50 minutes. FREE TOURS ARE AVAILABLE ON MONDAY UPON REQUEST AND AVAILABILITY OF DOCENTS. Please note that the tour will not be officially booked until you receive confirmation from El Pueblo's Visitor Center. At that time, you will receive a map of El Pueblo as well as the downtown Los Angeles area. You will meet at the office of Las Angelitas del Pueblo a few minutes before your tour starts. This office is located on the south side of La Plaza, between Pico House and the Old Firehouse. PLEASE NOTIFY THE VISITORS CENTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IF YOU ARE CANCELLING YOUR GUIDED WALKING TOUR. THE PHONE NUMBER IS 213-485-8437.
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