Olvera Street is in the oldest part of Downtown Los Angeles, California, USA, and is part of El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument. Many of the Plaza District's Historic Buildings are on Olvera Street, including the Avila Adobe (1818), the Pelanconi House (1857), and the Sepulveda House (1887). The tree-shaded, pedestrian mall marketplace with craft shops, restaurants and roving troubadours is a popular tourist destination.HistoryEarly daysLos Angeles was founded in 1781 by Spanish pobladores (settlers), on a site southeast of today's Olvera Street near the Los Angeles River. They consisted of 11 families — 44 men, women, and children — and were accompanied by a few Spanish soldiers. They had come from nearby Mission San Gabriel Arcángel to establish a secular pueblo on the banks of the Porciúncula River at the Indian village of Yang-na. The new town was named El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora Reina de los Ángeles. Priests from San Gabriel established an asistencia (a sub-mission), the Nuestra Señora Reina de los Angeles Asistencia, to tend to their religious needs. The pueblo eventually built its own parish church, known today as the "Old Plaza Church." Unpredictable flooding forced the settlers to abandon the original site and move to higher ground in the early 1800s.
Shambhala studio is a full service creative facility located in the heart of historic Chinatown in downtown Los Angeles. We offer pre/post audio production,vocal tracking, recording, ADR, mixing and engineering for all types of music and film. We also offer a 1000 sq. ft. Gallery with full hanging and lighting system and a rooftop for photography, light film and music video shoots. We have a highly talented staff of audio engineers, producers, graphic designers, photographers and videographers to help you get that important project you need done, completed with as much ease as possible. For booking/rate inquiries call (213) 282-8069 or email us at [email protected] Also visit our website shambhalastudio.com and sign up for our mailing list to get updates on special events and promotions.
Human Resources is a team of creative individuals which seeks to broaden engagement with contemporary and conceptual art, with an emphasis on performative and underexposed modes of expression. Human Resources is entirely volunteer run and seeks to foster widespread public appreciation of the performative arts by encouraging maximum community access. Human Resources also serves as a point of convergence for diverse and disparate art communities to engage in conversation and idea-sharing promoting the sustainability of non-traditional art forms. Contact HR at: [email protected] * hours of operation subject to change based on the event and or exhibition. more about our 2011 scheduling TBA
The Avila Adobe was built in 1818 by Francisco Avila and has the distinction of being the oldest standing residence in Los Angeles, California. It is located in the paseo of historical Olvera Street, a part of Los Angeles Plaza Historic District, a California State Historic Park. The building itself is registered as California Historical Landmark #145, while the entire historic district is both listed on the National Register of Historic Places and as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument.The Plaza is the third location of the original Spanish settlement El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de Los Ángeles sobre el Río Porciúncula, the first two having been washed out by flooding from the swollen Río Porciúncula (Los Angeles River). The Avila Adobe was one of the settlement's first houses to share street frontage in the Pueblo de Los Angeles of Spanish colonial Alta California.The walls of the Avila Adobe are 2.5- thick and are built from sun-baked adobe bricks. The original ceilings were 15ft high and supported by beams of cottonwood, which was available along the banks of the Los Angeles River. Though the roof appears slanted today, the original roof was flat. Tar (Spanish: brea) was brought up from the La Brea Tar Pits, located near the north boundary line of Avila's Rancho Las Cienegas. The tar was mixed with rocks and horsehair, a common binder in exterior building material, and applied to beams of the roof as a sealant from inclement weather.
True Vision Entertainment (TVE) is a production rental facility and full service production company for your entertainment, production and branding needs.
Located at El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument, is the premier venue for the expression of traditional and contemporary art and culture from the Mexican, and Mexican American perspective.
Jai & Jai is a Gallery and Studio based in Chinatown, Los Angeles.
BOOMBOX is a monthly party that goes down every 1ST SATURDAY of the month @ THE GRAND STAR in L.A.'s Chinatown district. we pride ourselves in bringin you best in hand-selected HIP HOP, BEATS, & BREAKS! from the classics to future sounds, our world-class guest DJs and performers make each party one of one. we like to keep it party-rockin upstairs, more vibed-out in our downstairs Beat Lounge, and have two full bars stocked with cheap drinks. doin it for Los Angeles since '06. Boombox Soundsystem: INKA ONE + BEN DIGGIN + ANALOG 2 Soundsystems | 2 Full Bars | Outdoor Smoking Area Live Visuals: MAJOR GAPE Twitter: http://twitter.com/BoomboxLA Instagram: http://instagram.com/BoomboxLA BOOMBOX | 1st Saturdays Grand Star Jazz Club 943 N.Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90012 Chinatown 9:30pm-2am | 21+ Ladies FREE before 11pm $5 before 11pm w/ RSVP | $10 otherwise RSVP on FB (specific link varies) Past Guests: https://facebook.com/notes/boombox/past-guests/613897225342129
Specializing in artist books, music, clothing and art-things since 2004, in Chinatown, Los Angeles. & COME VISIT OUR NEW SECOND LOCATION AT 356 S. MISSION ROAD! Ooga Booga #2, Weds to Sun 11am-6pm Check out our casual blog here: http://oogaboogastore.tumblr.com Or our news feed of recent arrivals: http://www.twitter.com/oogaboogastore And friend us at http://www.facebook.com/oogaboogashop
IAO’s work embraces three primary areas of intent: We Innovate by creating an environment that encourages new exploration of the olfactive arts, fostering discussion and experience of scent through strategic cross-discipline projects, and by providing space for experimentation in our Perfumers’ Lab. Similarly, we facilitate new creative practices spanning the popular and fine arts through project-based residency and research programs. We Educate by generating greater public awareness of scent and perfumery and by helping emergent perfumers gain greater knowledge, exposure and skills. As well, we inform the public about social and scientific issues that impact the art form. We do this by offering ongoing series of classes and workshops, and through a public speaking series. We Support by advancing the art of perfumery and the work of independent scent creators through business mentorships and creative partnerships, and with our ongoing creative residency programs in our Los Angeles chief facility. In 2013 we launched the Art and Olfaction Awards, an awards mechanism devoted to promoting and advancing independent and artisan perfumers. More information can be found at artandolfactionawards.com
Thai cuisine is adaptable, innovative, and dynamic. The best Thai cooking uses the freshest ingredients available to create the unique Thai taste. Thai taste can be defined as the use of all 5 flavors: spicy, sweet, salty, bitter and sour. Only Thai cuisine brings out all of these flavors to play together harmoniously in a meal.
Barrio Funky is LA's only Funky Latin Dance Club. It lives up to its name. We focus on The Latin aspect of music. All the Latin Breaks and cuts that you thought were funky find a home at Barrio Funky. Residents Dj Alexander "El Gran" -Chicano Funk rockenroll Soul Libre Cumbia Latin Soul Dj Fresko AfroColombian, Tropical Funk Salsa King SteadyBeat Boogaloo, Cumbia, Salsa And everything else under the Latin sun,. 100 %All Vinyl