From a block away I could hear the Mexican music from the bandstand in the center of La Placita at the historic Pueblo de Los Angeles near Union Station. Hundreds of people had gathered in the area and it felt just like a central plaza in a small Mexican town. And the music was almost non-stop thanks to the Olvera Street Merchants Association which sponsors entertainment in the Plaza during summer months in 2018. Supposedly it is for tourists, but it is very obvious that locals love it, too!
Dozens of people were dancing to the sounds of a Mexican DJ up on the bandstand in the middle of the plaza.
After a while the DJ folded up his speakers and left. Before long one of the Native American/Mexican Indian dance troops started beating their drums and dancing. Their costumes look a lot more Mexican Indian than American Indian to me, but who am I to judge? They look cool!
If all that dancing and music has made people hungry, there is a vendor selling slices of melons across the street in front of La Placita church.
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