De La Guerra Plaza

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De La Guerra Plaza, also written as Plaza de la Guerra, is a public plaza in downtown Santa Barbara, California, USA, located right next to the Santa Barbara News-Press offices. It is best known for the activities that take place there during Santa Barbara's annual Fiesta in early August. There are booths, musical performances and many festivities for the downtown area in De La Guerra Plaza. In the 1950s, there was a glass-blowing booth[ citation needed ] where children could buy and take home glass ornaments as souvenirs.

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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]

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References

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

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