Olvera Street marketplace, Los Angeles, California

Subjects: Ethnic Communities Markets Street Scenes
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Olvera Street marketplace, Los Angeles, California, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

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A bustling outdoor marketplace on Olvera Street in Los Angeles, with open-air stalls displaying colorful serapes, blankets, and Mexican curios. People stroll along the paved walkway beneath trees and brick buildings.

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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. POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE MANUFACTURED BY LONGSHAW CARD CO., LOS ANGELES, CALIF.

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Postcard record

Series	620
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Olvera Street, Los Angeles, CA
Place mentioned	Olvera Street, Los Angeles, CA
Publisher	Longshaw Card Co., Los Angeles, CA
Notes	Linen texture; white border; series number 620 printed at top. No postmark, stamp, or address — back is unused. Divided-back linen-era card with printed description of Olvera Street; dealer pencil mark "#59 1-" at lower right. Publisher imprint along left edge.

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Olvera Street marketplace, Los Angeles, California, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/olvera-street-marketplace-los-angeles-california. Accessed October 5, 2026.