11/18/2014
Landmark information
- Location:
Fletcher Bowron Square, 300 blk of N Main, between Temple and Aliso sts, Los Angeles - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
10/7/1996 - Date Most Recently Visited:
11/18/2014 - GPS Coordinates:
N 34 3.267, W 118 14.466
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Los Angeles Star
Southern California's first newspaper, the Los Angeles Star, was founded in this block on May 17, 1851, and for many years exerted a major influence upon this part of the state. Suspended temporarily from 1864 to 1868, it continued later as an effective voice of the people until its final termination date in 1879.