El Pueblo : the historic heart of Los Angeles / Jean Bruce Poole, Tevvy Ball.

Main entry:

Poole, Jean Bruce.

Title & Author:

El Pueblo : the historic heart of Los Angeles / Jean Bruce Poole, Tevvy Ball.

Publication:

Description:

132 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm.

Series:

Conservation and cultural heritage

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 130) and index.
The birthplace of Los Angeles -- The California pueblo -- An American town -- Christine Sterling and a new Olvera Street -- A Mexican muralist in Los Angeles -- Preserving the heritage of El Pueblo -- El Pueblo's historic buildings -- A living heritage.

Summary:

"El Pueblo de Los Angeles was founded in 1781 by settlers from present-day Mexico of Indian, African, and European descent. Capital of Mexican California in the 1840s, the town grew with the influx of Anglo-Americans, Europeans, and Chinese later in the nineteenth century. As Los Angeles blossomed into a modern metropolis, the old pueblo fell into disrepair. It was revitalized with the opening in 1930 of the Mexican marketplace at Olvera Street. Illustrated in color throughout, the book combines engaging text with historical paintings, archival photographs, and new photography to create a vivid portrait of the pueblo, its history, and its heritage. The book surveys life in the Spanish, Mexican, and early American periods and tells the story of the Siqueiros mural Am'erica Tropical, a remarkable tale of art, ideology, and politics in 1930s Los Angeles. Final chapters tour the pueblo's historic buildings and discuss current initiatives to preserve its rich heritage."

Resources:
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0892366621 (pbk.)
9780892366620 (pbk.)

Subject:

Historic sites Conservation and restoration California Los Angeles.
Cultural pluralism California Los Angeles.
Lieux historiques Conservation et restauration Californie Los Angeles.
Diversité culturelle Californie Los Angeles.
Cultural pluralism
Ethnic relations
Historic sites Conservation and restoration
Sites historiques Conservation et restauration Los Angeles (Calif.)
Pluralisme (sciences sociales) Los Angeles (Calif.)
Pluralism (Social sciences) California Los Angeles.
El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Los Angeles (Calif.) History.
Los Angeles (Calif.) Ethnic relations.
California Los Angeles
California Los Angeles El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument
Los Angeles (Calif.) Histoire.
Los Angeles (Calif.) Relations interethniques.

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Ball, Tevvy.
Conservation and cultural heritage.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 229061
Call No.: F869.L86 E4 2002
Status: Available

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