It’s hard to believe at times that a major metropolitan city like Los Angeles was once a small town of a few hundred. But every city has its beginnings and the “City of Angels,” as its residents affectionately call it, is no different. It all began in an area now known as El Pueblo de Los Angeles State Historic Park. On September 4, 1791, eleven families from Mexico settled in the area to establish a pueblo or village which eventually became the city of Los Angeles. Walking through this 44-acre park, which was designated a historic monument in 1953 and listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, one can almost imagine how life must have been like for the early settlers. One must-see stop is the Avila Adobe House, which gives you a
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