Earliest known photograph of the Los Angeles Plaza, circa 1858

Item Overview

Title

Earliest known photograph of the Los Angeles Plaza, circa 1858

Alternative title

Early Los Angeles buildings and maps (photographs)

Date Created

[circa 1858]

Date

1858

Collection

Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

Early photograph of Los Angeles taken from Fort Moore hill and facing southeast towards the Plaza, with vineyards, orchards and fields visible beyond. The Plaza Church (constructed in 1822) is in the lower left corner, a brick reservoir (built in 1858) is in the middle of the Plaza, on the right is the Jose Antonio Carrillo adobe and, behind it, the house of Pio Pico, the last governor of Mexican California (both houses were demolished for the construction of the Pico House hotel).

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Keywords

Genre

photographs

Subject Geographic

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Los Angeles Plaza (Los Angeles, Calif.)