Ask someone to sum up Los Angeles at its worst and you'll hear something along the lines of a history-bulldozing, pedestrian-unfriendly, car-consumed city. But it wasn't always that way. El Pueblo de Los Angeles, the city's original Spanish-turned-Mexican-turned-American settlement, serves as an example of all Los Angeles can aspire to: a flowery pedestrian plaza filled with beautiful buildings that span over a century of history. Take a seat next to the central gazebo, walk among the bougainvillea and brush up on LA's Spanish and Mexican history with a walk through El Pueblo de Los Angeles and Olvera Street.
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