When Management Of An Historic District Goes Bad

The Los Angeles Times reports that one of L.A.'s most popular and historic districts, Olvera Street, has been horribly mismanaged.

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June 16, 2004, 9:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"Management of the tiny city Department of El Pueblo, which runs Olvera Street, has been so poor that City Controller Laura Chick described it in a recent audit as 'on the brink of financial disaster.' According to city legend, Olvera Street is the oldest byway in Los Angeles, marking the spot where a ragtag group of settlers from the present-day Mexican states of Sonora and Sinaloa founded Los Angeles in 1781."

Thanks to Chris Steins

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