De La Guerra Plaza

De La Guerra Plaza is a small park type area in downtown Santa Barbara, California located right next to the Santa Barbara News Press. It is best known for the activities that take place there during Santa Barbara's huge annual Fiesta, early every August. There are booths, musical performances and lots of festivities for the downtown area in De La Guerra Plaza. In the 1950s, there was always a glass blowing booth where children could buy and take home glass ornaments as souvenirs.

History

De la Guerra Plaza was a public gathering place and festival area as far back as Santa Barbara's Mexican Alta California era. The plaza is located in front of the De la Guerra Adobe[1]

See also

References

  1. [Days, M.L. (1977). Histories of individual parks Santa Barbara California. Santa Barbara, CA: City Planning Committee.]

Coordinates: 34°25′11″N 119°41′55″W / 34.41972°N 119.69861°W / 34.41972; -119.69861

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