Navigational Art and Directions By Colleen Yorke, © 2015. |
Olvera Street, Scene from "The Kid" |
Today Olvera Street is a tourist
attraction and a living museum, paying homage to a romantic vision of old
Mexico. The central plaza is decked with small vendor stands selling colorful piƱatas, puppets, Mexican pottery, mounted bull horns, and
oversized sombreros. One could easily and enjoyably spend a whole day here watching the comings and goings of tourists and locals alike. Although
it is not a large square, it is filled with people of all age groups. Numerous young people sit on the edges
of a fountain, talking, taking pictures or texting on their cell phones, while their parents head for the stalls
of the small souvenir market-alley, or the outdoor restaurants.
Tonight the DTLA Running Group is exploring what a place can hold after the public leaves. We are running three different routes, 3, 4 and 5 miles, at a pace everyone is comfortable with. As always, the rule of thumb is: "If we can't talk, one of us is probably running too fast." See you on the road!
Tonight the DTLA Running Group is exploring what a place can hold after the public leaves. We are running three different routes, 3, 4 and 5 miles, at a pace everyone is comfortable with. As always, the rule of thumb is: "If we can't talk, one of us is probably running too fast." See you on the road!