Happy 200th Birthday, Avila Adobe on historic Olvera Street
by The Avila Adobe is the oldest surviving home in Los Angeles. (The nearby La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles, more commonly …
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Blessing the Animals with a much much smaller crowd in Los Angeles
The Blessing of the Animals in the plaza at Olvera Street is an old tradition in Los Angeles that goes back 87 years. When I’ve …
Oops! The Angel Gabriel is six blocks away on the La Placita church mural
In my previous post I misidentified the statue at the Los Angeles Cathedral. That statue over the door of the cathedral is a representation of …