page_title: Mariachi Plaza
hierarchical_section_title: Mariachi Plaza
caption_attribution_description: English: Boyle Hotel – Cummings Block, 101 North Boyle Ave. This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 13000509
context_page_description: Mariachi Plaza is located in the Boyle Heights district of the city of Los Angeles, east of downtown. Since the 1930s, mariachi musicians have gathered in hopes of being hired by visitors who are looking for a full band, trio or solo singer. The plaza resembles Mexico's famed Plaza Garibaldi in both form and function. This plaza is also an historic gateway to the neighborhood.
  Day or night, musicians wait around the plaza and hotel - now an affordable living complex - across the street to be hired. Local leaders hope to promote the plaza and for it to remain a sanctuary for musicians. There is a small kiosk located in the plaza, similar to those found in Mexico, donated in 1998 by the Mexican State of Jalisco, the birthplace of mariachi music. A bandstand was added in 2009.
  The plaza is bounded by E. 1st Street to the south, N. Boyle Avenue to the west, and a small residential street named Pleasant Avenue to its north. The Kiosk is ornamental and has been criticised for its poor acoustics. Lucha Reyes has a statue in the plaza as she visited the city many times during her career.
context_section_description: Mariachi Plaza is located in the Boyle Heights district of the city of Los Angeles, east of downtown. Since the 1930s, mariachi musicians have gathered in hopes of being hired by visitors who are looking for a full band, trio or solo singer. The plaza resembles Mexico's famed Plaza Garibaldi in both form and function. This plaza is also an historic gateway to the neighborhood.
  Day or night, musicians wait around the plaza and hotel - now an affordable living complex - across the street to be hired. Local leaders hope to promote the plaza and for it to remain a sanctuary for musicians. There is a small kiosk located in the plaza, similar to those found in Mexico, donated in 1998 by the Mexican State of Jalisco, the birthplace of mariachi music. A bandstand was added in 2009.
  The plaza is bounded by E. 1st Street to the south, N. Boyle Avenue to the west, and a small residential street named Pleasant Avenue to its north. The Kiosk is ornamental and has been criticised for its poor acoustics. Lucha Reyes has a statue in the plaza as she visited the city many times during her career.
caption: Boyle Hotel
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