Downtown’s historic Olvera Street, one of the oldest streets in Los Angeles, was named this week as one of the country’s top five “Great Streets” by the American Planning Assn. Oct. 2, 2015 ...

The Olvera Street sign stands in a spot that has been at the center of LA’s history for thousands of years. Photo by Mike Schlitt. Olvera Street was the brainchild of a white woman, Christine Sterling ...

Olvera Street has a complex history within Los Angeles. The street is among the most historic in the city and still counts the oldest home in LA — the Avila Adobe, built in 1818 — as one of ...

Augustin Olvera — Olvera Street’s namesake — arrived in Southern California in 1845, when Los Angeles was still part of Mexico. He fought to keep Americans out of California, then became a key figure ...

Downtown’s historic Olvera Street, one of the oldest streets in Los Angeles, was named this week as one of the country's top five "Great Streets" by the American Planning Assn.

An emblem of Mexican-American culture and Los Angeles' ethnic and racial diversity, Olvera Street has been recognized as one of 15 'Great Places in America' by the American Planning Association.

Perhaps the most famous donkey in all Southern California, the life-sized stuffed burro in Olvera Street’s El Pueblo de Los Ángeles, which countless Angelenos and tourists from around the world ...

As of Thursday, the city commission that oversees Olvera Street — El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument — ordered the owners to pay over $242,000 in back rent and fees in the next 30 ...

Has time run out for Los Angeles' Olvera Street burro? After five decades, it may have to move. Jonathan Gonzalez reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 19, 2024.

Las Posadas is a longtime Los Angeles tradition on Olvera Street in Los Angeles. The nightly procession, which began on Dec. 16, 2022 is a re-enactment of the journey by Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem.

Las Posadas is a longtime Los Angeles tradition on Olvera Street in Los Angeles. The nightly procession, which began on Dec. 16, 2022 is a re-enactment of the journey by Mary and Joseph to ...