Research Catalog

Title

El Pueblo : the historic heart of Los Angeles / Jean Bruce Poole, Tevvy Ball.

Author

Poole, Jean Bruce

Publication

Los Angeles : Getty Conservation Institute and the J. Paul Getty Museum, c2002.

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Details

Additional Authors

Ball, Tevvy

Description

132 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.), portraits; 26 cm.

Summary

• "Founded in 1781 by pioneers from what is today northern Mexico, El Pueblo de Los Angeles mirrors the history and heritage of the city to which it gave birth. When the pueblo was the capital of Mexico's Alta California, the region's rancheros came here to celebrate mass or to attend fiestas in the historic Plaza. Following California's statehood in 1850, the pueblo for a time ranked among the most lawless towns of the American West. American speculators, wealthy rancheros, and Italian wine merchants crowded its dusty streets. The town's first barrio and the vibrant precincts of Old Chinatown soon grew up nearby. As Los Angeles burgeoned into a modern metropolis, its historic heart fell into ruin, to be revitalized by the creation in 1930 of the romantic Mexican marketplace at Olvera Street. Here, two years later, David Alfaro Siqueiros painted the landmark mural América Tropical, whose story is a fascinating tale of art, politics, and censorship. In the decades since, the pueblo has remained one of Southern California's most enduring and most complex cultural symbols.
• El Pueblo vividly recounts the story of the birthplace of Los Angeles. An engaging historical narrative is complemented by abundant illustrations and a tour of the pueblo's historic buildings. The book also describes initiatives to preserve the pueblo's rich heritage and considers the significance of its multicultural legacy for Los Angeles today."--

Uniform Title

Conservation and cultural heritage

Subject

• Historic sites > Conservation and restoration > California > Los Angeles
• Cultural pluralism > California > Los Angeles
• El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument (Los Angeles, Calif.)
• Los Angeles (Calif.) > History
• Los Angeles (Calif.) > Ethnic relations

Genre/Form

History

Note

• "This is the fifth volume in the Conservation and cultural heritage series..."--T.p. verso.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 130) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The birthplace of Los Angeles -- The California pueblo -- An American town -- Christine Sterling and a new Olvera Street -- A Mexican muralist in Los Angeles -- Preserving the heritage of El Pueblo -- El Pueblo's historic buildings -- A living heritage.

ISBN

• 0892366621 (pbk.)
• 9780892366620 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^2001008262

OCLC

• 48711373
• SCSB-11659622

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library