Also known as Los Angeles Plaza Historic District, this is the oldest section of the city founded as El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora Reina de los Angeles sobre El Rio Porciuncula by 11 Spanish families in 1781 ordered by Spain's King Carlos III as marked by a monument near Old Plaza. The City of Los Angeles has preserved this 44-acre downtown area as a historic park that includes notable structures such as The Plaza, Olvera Street, Avila Adobe, Old Plaza Firehouse, La Placita Church, Pico House, Garnier Building, Sepulveda House, Pelanconi House, Merced Theater, Masonic Hall and Plaza Methodist Church. El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Also, look for statues, monuments and murals dedicated to the city's founders.
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