Olvera Street marketplace, Los Angeles, California

Subjects: 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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View along Olvera Street in Los Angeles, a Mexican marketplace with open-air stalls displaying colorful serapes, blankets, and goods. 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. MANUFACTURED BY LONGSHAW CARD CO., LOS ANGELES, CALIF. POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE

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Postcard record

Series	620
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Olvera Street, Los Angeles, CA
Place mentioned	Old Avila Adobe, Los Angeles, CA
Place mentioned	Los Angeles, CA
Publisher	Los Angeles, CA
Notes	Linen texture; cream border with printed captions; no publisher line visible. No postmark, stamp, or address. Divided-back linen-texture card with printed descriptive text; pencil inventory numbers ('28', '11') on the address side.

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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-1930. Accessed October 5, 2026.