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Merchants rely you know, anywhere between 40 and 60% of their income is tourism, Hanley said. Without international travel or events like Las Posadas, Hanley says that isn t happening. Most shops on Olvera Street operate weekends only. Hanley says she d like to see all of 2020-2021 s rent forgiven, because if Casa California has to pay full rent again soon, she says it ll be out of business in a month. My father started in 1930 when the street opened, so some families are three, four generations on Olvera Street. That s a lot of history to lose. Valerie Hanley, Olvera Street business owner Support for LAist comes from ....
Historic heart of Los Angeles on life support from COVID-19 by Brian Melley, The Associated Press Posted Dec 24, 2020 12:01 am EDT Last Updated Dec 24, 2020 at 12:12 am EDT LOS ANGELES For nine nights culminating on Christmas Eve, the oldest street in Los Angeles typically comes alive with a festive re-enactment of the nativity story, as children playing Mary and Joseph go door to door seeking shelter where she can give birth to Jesus. If the procession were held this year, they would find many of the businesses on Olvera Street shuttered. The Mexican market, known as the birthplace of Los Angeles, has been particularly hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic, with shops and restaurants closed and others barely hanging on. California is enduring by far its worst outbreak of the coronavirus, and Los Angeles is among the locations seeing the greatest spike. ....