After 57 years, Olvera Street’s longtime burro business has reached its final day, but a new effort from LA City Councilman Kevin De Leon may save the popular photo stand. Richard Hernandez, the son ...
One of Olvera Street’s most photographed icons may soon vanish from his post because of a ruling by a Los Angeles city commission. Jorge, the stuffed donkey known as “El Burro” who greets guests ...
The future is uncertain for one of the oldest Mexican restaurants in Los Angeles. A city commission ordered the current owners of La Golondrina Cafe on Olvera Street to pay over $242,000 in back rent ...
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Las Posadas has been a part of Olvera Street since its founding in 1930, and now for several nights each December, Los Angeles residents and visitors gather to watch as shepherds — known as pastores — ...
Merchants on Olvera Street in downtown Los Angeles are celebrating Dia de los Muertos this week in a festival that continues through Sunday, Nov. 2. The festival, which has taken place for nearly 40 ...
Walking along Olvera Street, from the mural his father painted near the plaza to Las Anita's Café at Cesar E. Chavez Avenue, Paul Leo Politi weaved a story about a beloved children's book author with ...