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Olvera Street marketplace, Los Angeles, CA, circa 1930

Subjects
MarketsStreet Scenes
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Olvera Street marketplace, Los Angeles, CA, circa 1930, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Olvera Street marketplace, Los Angeles, CA, circa 1930, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Open-air stalls line Olvera Street in Los Angeles, with serapes, blankets, and other goods displayed beneath trees and against brick buildings. Shoppers and strollers move along the paved walkway of the old Mexican marketplace, known as El Paso de Los Angeles, "The Pathway of the Angels." The street was restored and reopened as a Mexican marketplace in 1930, part of an effort to preserve the old plaza area around the Old Avila Adobe, a landmark of the city's Mexican-era past.

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PublisherLongshaw Card Co.
620—EL PASO DE LOS ANGELES "THE PATHWAY OF THE ANGELS" OLVERA STREET LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA --- Olvera Street was the old trail down which Governor Felipe de Neve led his colonists when he founded Los Angeles in 1781. In this quaint "Old California" Street, where Mexican craftsmen make and display their wares, is located the Old Avila Adobe where Commodore Stockton had his headquarters during the American conquest. MANUFACTURED BY LONGSHAW CARD CO., LOS ANGELES, CALIF. POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE
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PublisherLongshaw Card Co.
Series620
ConditionVery good
Place depictedOlvera Street, Los Angeles, CA
Place mentionedOld Avila Adobe, Los Angeles, CA
Place mentionedLos Angeles, CA
PublisherLos Angeles, CA
NotesLinen texture; cream border with printed captions; series 620—; publisher line printed: "MANUFACTURED BY LONGSHAW CARD CO., LOS ANGELES, CALIF." No postmark, stamp, or address. Divided-back linen-texture card with printed descriptive text (historical description of Olvera Street and the Avila Adobe); pencil inventory numbers ('28', '11') and dealer marks ('CAT', '2 2') on the address side.

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Olvera Street marketplace, Los Angeles, CA, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/olvera-street-marketplace-los-angeles-ca-circa-1930-1930. Accessed November 2, 2026.