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ARLT101: 1st Mini-Project Topic
(Due February 4th at 2:00 pm)

Scavenger Hunt of USC Campus and Neighborhood or of Downtown Los Angeles

Complete either (A) a scavenger hunt of the USC campus and University Park neighborhood or (B) a scavenger hunt of downtown Los Angeles.

At the end of completing your hunt, write a short essay (1 page) in which you explain the most interesting item you discovered by doing this scavenger hunt.

Note: The scavenger hunt project should be typed. It is helpful if you include the prompts for each item in your completed mini-project.

B. Downtown L.A. Scavenger Hunt

Complete the 21 items on the downtown L.A. Scavenger hunt listed below, providing answer to each item.

For the conclusion, write a short essay (1 page) in which you explain the most interesting item you discovered about Los Angeles by doing this scavenger hunt.

The Los Angeles Plaza Historic District, also known as El Pueblo de Los Angeles State Historic Park, is a historic district located at the oldest section of Los Angeles known for many years as "El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles". The district, centered on the old plaza, was the city's center under Spanish (1781–1821), Mexican (1821–1847) and United States (after 1847) rule through most of the 19th Century. In the Plaza, one can find several commemorative historical plaques in this district that includes Olvera
Street.

1. Describe the plaque honoring the founders of Los Angeles, originally known as El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles sobre el Rio de la Porciuncula, (the town of the Queen of the Angels on the River Porciuncula), It was a Spanish civilian founded in 17 century. According to the research that I found in website, it became the American metropolis of L.A. in 20 century.

2. Describe the City of Los Angeles Bicentennial Historial Plaque, both giving a quick physical description of this plaque and describing the subject of the information on the plaque related to the

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