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Libros Schmibros Lending Library and Bookshop Moves to Mariachi Plaza
After two years at the corner of 1st Street and Cummings Street, Libros Schmibros Lending Library and Bookshop opened Wednesday at its new location on Mariachi Plaza, right on top of the Metro Gold Line Station.
March 27, 2012
A Long History of Creating a Sense of Place at LA’s Latino Triangle Parks: Mariachi Plaza
Twenty years ago when I started documenting Latino’s use of public space, the triangle site of today’s Mariachi Plaza was a donut shop. Mariachis would hang out at the donut shop waiting for work. People would park their cars and negotiate with Mariachis to play for their events, while fruit carts would sell to the other musicians waiting nearby.
March 9, 2012