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This historic district was built in the 1930s, on the site where the city
was founded as an alternative to the razing of a particularly unsightly
slum. The result is contrived nostalgic fantasy of the city's beginnings, a
bischy theme park potreading Latino culture in Disneyesque fashion
Nevertheless, EI Pueblo has proven widly successful as LA's Latinos have
adopted it as an important cultural monument. EI Plueblo is not without
authenticity some of LA's oldest buildings are here, and the area realy does
exude the ambience of Old Mexico. As its core is a Mexican style marketplace
on old Olvera Street. The carnivas of sights and sounds is heightened by
mariachis, pinatas and more than occasional folkoric dancing Olvera Street,
the district's primary pedestrian street and adjacent Main street are home
to about two dozen 19th century buildings one houses a Mexican restaurant,
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