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Avila Adobe, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County

Avila Adobe

August 23, 2020 California Historical Landmark, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument, National Register of Historic Places

Avila Adobe, built in 1818 on Olvera Street, is the oldest existing house in LA. Damaged by the 1971 earthquake, it was restored to its 1840s condition by the LA Dept of Recreation and Parks and Los Amigos del Pueblo.

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Historic Chinatown Boundary

August 6, 2020 Local landmark, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County

The Chinatown of 19th cent Los Angeles was demolished during the construction of Union Station. A red brick stripe running across the plaza between the station and the MWD building marks one of the original Chinatown boundaries.

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Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels

June 17, 2020 City landmark, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County

Begun in 1998 and opened in 2002, Our Lady of the Angels is the mother church of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, replacing the Cathedral of Saint Vibiana. It was designed by Pritzker Prize-winning Spanish architect Rafael Moneo.

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