LEADER 04394nam 2200745 a 450 001 9910782008603321 005 20230207225626.0 010 $a0-292-79462-2 024 7 $a10.7560/717541 035 $a(CKB)1000000000533870 035 $a(OCoLC)607840283 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10245825 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000103484 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11113655 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000103484 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10081372 035 $a(PQKB)11764376 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3443331 035 $a(OCoLC)234185252 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse2250 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3443331 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10245825 035 $a(DE-B1597)588224 035 $a(OCoLC)1286806440 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292794627 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000533870 100 $a20070905d2008 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Los Angeles Plaza$b[electronic resource] $esacred and contested space /$fWilliam David Estrada ; foreword by Devra Weber 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAustin $cUniversity of Texas Press$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (376 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-292-71754-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 311-327) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tForeword -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction -- $t1. Cultural and Historical Origins -- $t2. The Rise and Decline of the Mexican Plaza -- $t3. From Ciudad to City -- $t4. Homelands Remembered -- $t5. Revolution and Public Space -- $t6. Reforming Culture and Community -- $t7. Parades, Murals, and Bulldozers -- $t8. Politics and Preservation -- $t9. The Persistence of Memory -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aCity plazas worldwide are centers of cultural expression and artistic display. They are settings for everyday urban life where daily interactions, economic exchanges, and informal conversations occur, thereby creating a socially meaningful place at the core of a city. At the heart of historic Los Angeles, the Plaza represents a quintessential public space where real and imagined narratives overlap and provide as many questions as answers about the development of the city and what it means to be an Angeleno. The author, a social and cultural historian who specializes in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Los Angeles, is well suited to explore the complex history and modern-day relevance of the Los Angeles Plaza. From its indigenous and colonial origins to the present day, Estrada explores the subject from an interdisciplinary and multiethnic perspective, delving into the pages of local newspapers, diaries and letters, and the personal memories of former and present Plaza residents, in order to examine the spatial and social dimensions of the Plaza over an extended period of time. The author contributes to the growing historiography of Los Angeles by providing a groundbreaking analysis of the original core of the city that covers a long span of time, space, and social relations. He examines the impact of change on the lives of ordinary people in a specific place, and how this change reflects the larger story of the city. 606 $aPublic spaces$zCalifornia$zLos Angeles$xHistory 606 $aSacred space$zCalifornia$zLos Angeles$xHistory 606 $aMemory$xSocial aspects$zCalifornia$zLos Angeles$xHistory 606 $aCommunity life$zCalifornia$zLos Angeles$xHistory 606 $aHuman ecology$zCalifornia$zLos Angeles$xHistory 607 $aLos Angeles Plaza (Los Angeles, Calif.)$xHistory 607 $aLos Angeles (Calif.)$xHistory 607 $aLos Angeles (Calif.)$xSocial life and customs 607 $aLos Angeles (Calif.)$xEthnic relations 607 $aLos Angeles (Calif.)$xBuildings, structures, etc 615 0$aPublic spaces$xHistory. 615 0$aSacred space$xHistory. 615 0$aMemory$xSocial aspects$xHistory. 615 0$aCommunity life$xHistory. 615 0$aHuman ecology$xHistory. 676 $a979.4/94 700 $aEstrada$b William D$01472213 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782008603321 996 $aThe Los Angeles Plaza$93684925 997 $aUNINA