Fiesta de Los Angeles
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The 1903 Fiesta de Los Angeles parade
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The 1906 Fiesta de Los Angeles parade
Fiesta de los Angeles was a now-defunct parade and festival in Downtown Los Angeles that appeared yearly between 1894 and 1916. It originally featured a parade from the Old Plaza to Fiesta Park, and a multi-day festival that included events at Fiesta Park.[1] The event was founded by local boosters, chief among them , as an attempt to rival the Tournament of Roses in Pasadena, and the first parade was April 10, 1894. The 1901 festival was held in May to coincide with a visit by President William McKinley. There have been numerous attempts to revive the festival, most recently the Fiesta Broadway in the 1990s and 2000s.
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References[]
- ^ Cecilia Rasmussen (April 27, 2003). "Downtown's Fiesta Began as a Multicultural Celebration". Los Angeles Times.
Categories:
- Flower festivals in the United States
- History of Los Angeles
- Parades in the United States
- 1894 establishments in California
- 1916 disestablishments in California