On Olvera Street (by William)

My dad and I went to check out the Olvera Street today because it is the birthplace of Los Angeles.  

We arrived under the red morning sun and saw many merchants selling clothes, accessories, and lots of toys.  I thought my mom would like a set of farm animal finger puppets, but when I called her she said “No.”  The place was bustling with energy.

Olvera Street is a historic part of Los Angeles.  It is voted to be one of the top five streets of America.  The transition from a street to a market place was done by prisoners.  During the construction, a cache of whiskey was discovered and they had to take the convicts back to jail in a very wilted condition.
               

Picture from Internet  

After walking around on Olvera Street, we arrived at the Chinese American Museum.  The museum exhibits include Chinese settlers, merchants, and their life in California back then.  I learned how the Opium War started.  Britain tried to do business in China, but China was a locked-down country.  Britain sold a drug called opium made by a certain type of poppy seeds to Chinese.  The officials discovered it, so they imprisoned English merchants and burned off the stock of opium.  Britain sent troops and the Opium War started.  

Olvera Street is a historical landmark.  Some people think the landmark is fake and it was just made for tourists.  I disagree with that.  The majority of the people did not appear to be tourists because they were not flashing cameras based on my observation.  

Next time I go to Olvera, I will be sure to take mom so she can walk on the same street that Albert Einstein, Eleanor Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy once walked on.