Olvera Street

You don’t have to travel to Tijuana to get a taste of Old Mexico; there’s a clean, nicely packaged slice of Mexican California right in downtown L.A. at El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument, also known as Olvera Street. Technically, El Pueblo encompasses the whole block of historic buildings, while Olvera Street is the alley turned into a vibrant pedestrian Mexican Marketplace that runs down the middle of the block. However, the terms are often used interchangeably, with the entire area commonly referred to as Olvera Street.