The Pico House was built by Pío Pico, last governor of California under Mexican rule. This was the first three story building and the first grand hotel in Los Angeles. The hotel was built in the Italianate style, with deep set round-arched...
The Plaza Firehouse was the first building in the city designed to house fire fighting crews and their equipment. A volunteer city Fire Department was formed in 1871. The first occupants of the Firehouse when it was built in 1884 were called the...
World-renowned Mexican marketplace for more than 75 years lined with historic buildings, authentic Mexican restaurants and vendor stalls selling everything from leather goods to artwork, clothing, imported crafts, candles, traditional Mexican...
The oldest section of Los Angeles and the site where the city was founded in 1781. Beautiful outdoor plaza, museums, historic buildings and a traditional Mexican marketplace for shopping and dining.
The Watts Towers consists of nine towers constructed of structural steel and covered with mortar containing mosaic glass, seashells, pottery and tile. The Los Angeles City Cultural Affairs Department, through the Watts Towers Arts Center,...