Las Angelitas del Pueblo

03/02/2024

Want a ringside seat to the beauty, excitement and pagentry of L.A.'s birthplace? Consider joining us! Our volunteer tour guides enjoy an insider's view of the multitude of holidays and personal celebrations that play out across El Pueblo Historical Monument. Our annual training session begins March 16. For more information, click on "Become a Docent" on our website.

03/02/2024

Spring Festival has been cancelled due to inclement weather. With the comfort and wellbeing of our guests, volunteers, and staff in mind, we have decided to cancel Saturday's event. Thank you for your understanding, and if you have any questions, please feel free to email [email protected].

Although the weather has prevented us from continuing with the festival, we wish everyone a joyous, prosperous, and safe 2024.

由於天氣惡劣，《春節慶典》活動被逼取消。因考慮到民眾、義工暨工作人員的安全，我們決定取消週六之活動。感謝大家的諒解，若大家有任何疑問，歡迎發送電子郵件至 [email protected]。

儘管天氣原因導致我們無法舉辦《春節慶典》，但我們仍祝福大家 2024 年快樂、吉祥如意。

03/01/2024

UPDATE: EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument is getting ready for Saturday's SpringFest, which is the Chinese American Museum's answer to the Chinese Lantern Festival. Free festivities run from noon to 5 p.m. We'll be giving our regular free walking tours at 10, 11 and noon that day.

02/28/2024

On Saturday the Chinese American Museum will hold its annual SpringFest with performances, family-friendly activities and crafts celebrating the year of the dragon inspired crafts. This event is free and open to the public at El Pueblo Historical Monument.

02/26/2024

02/25/2024

Las Angelitas del Pueblo, which has been giving free walking tours of the birthplace of Los Angeles for more than 50 years, is accepting applications for its five-week training course.
Docent trainees learn the fascinating history behind El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument, which includes Olvera Street, the city's oldest home and church, its first graveyard and fire station, and eight free museums that celebrate the rich diversity of the city.
Graduates go on to provide free tours to the monument's visitors, ranging from third graders to tourists from all over the world.
Trainees will meet every other Saturday morning, beginning March 16 and running through April 27, at the nonprofit’s office at 132 Paseo de la Plaza near Olvera Street.
Docents receive free parking and access to a range of perks, including a newsletter, history-related field trips, historical presentations and periodic social gatherings.
For more information, follow this link: http://lasangelitas.org/docent-training/

02/18/2024

Important Announcement!

LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes will be closed for maintenance from Wednesday 2/14 to Friday 2/16.

We will reopen Saturday, February 17 during our regular hours, 12 to 5pm.

02/13/2024

02/12/2024

The birthplace of Los Angeles evolved next to El Aliso, a ginormous Sycamore tree that stood some 60 feet tall and spread 200 feet wide. It is believed to have stood where the center line is today of the 101 Freeway next to El Pueblo Historical Monument. A huge gathering spot for the Tongva (also sometimes called Gabrieleno), the sycamore is said to have grown from seedling about the time when Columbus first arrived in the Carribean.

by Paul R. Spitzzeri Yesterday, I learned from a representative of the Kizh-Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians, with whom the Homestead collaborates on programs like “Under the Oak Tree& #8221…

02/10/2024

[undated] Biddy Mason became one of the first prominent citizens and landowners in Los Angeles in the 1850s and 1860s. She was a wealthy philanthropist who also founded the First African Methodist Episcopal Church in Los Angeles in 1872. (Security Pacific National Bank Collection)

02/09/2024

🏮The Board and Staff of the Friends of the Chinese American Museum wish you and your family a prosperous new year. 🧨🍊

🐉華美博物館之友董事會暨員工祝福大家新年快樂，吉祥如意！️🧧

02/09/2024

In celebration of African American History Month, the public is invited to a conversation at the Pico House with acclaimed visual artist Mark Steven Greenfield, whose luminous portraits explore the complexities of the African American experience. Admission is free to the Thursday, Feb. 15 tribute, but RSVP is required at http://tinyurl.com/OASCTrailblazer24 Built in 1870, the Pico House was the city's first fancy hotel and is part of El Pueblo Historical Monument. It is only occasionally open to the public.

In keeping with a new tradition that began in 2023, this evening pays tribute to the twenty-six founding families of African American descent who blazed a trail with other brave founders to establish what is now known as El Pueblo de Los Angeles, by recognizing Los Angeles's modern trailblazers with...

02/08/2024

Would love to see you when you're loading up on Valentine's Day decorations at Olvera Street. Our free walking tours depart at 10, 11 and noon from our Tour Office on the other side of the Plaza from Olvera Street at 132 Paseo de la Plaza. Walk-ins welcome! Angeles History