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Mariachi Plaza

Name: Mariachi Plaza
Address: 1831 E 1st St, Los Angeles, CA, US

Recommandé par 12 habitants,

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Zarah

February 4, 2016

Events every Friday and Sunday night. Wednesday 5k run at 8pm.

David

May 17, 2014

Here's where you want to catch a train. Convenient and cheap! Also the site of our local ice cream parlor and a Mexican farmer's market serving great neighborhood street food.

Elisha

November 18, 2019

Mariachi Plaza is located in the Boyle Heights district of the city of Los Angeles, east of downtown. Since the 1930s, mariachi musicians have gathered in hopes of being hired by visitors who are looking for a full band, trio or solo singer. The plaza resembles Mexico's famed Plaza Garibaldi in both form and function and draws people from all over Los Angeles. This plaza is also an historic gateway to the neighborhood. Day or night, one can find many musicians waiting around the plaza and hotel - now an affordable living complex - across the street to be hired for work. Local leaders hope to promote the plaza and for it to remain a sanctuary for musicians. There is a small kiosk located in the plaza, similar to those found in Mexico, donated in 1998 by the Mexican State of Jalisco, the birthplace of mariachi music. A bandstand was added in 2009. The plaza is bounded by E. 1st Street to the south, N. Boyle Avenue to the west, and a small residential street named Pleasant Avenue to its north. The Kiosk is ornamental and has been criticised for its poor acoustics.