Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá: Mexican Repatriation in the 1930s
This self-guided walking tour begins at the bandshell in El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument Park. Use the map, tour stops and accessibility information below. When you are ready to begin, tap [Start Tour] below.
Tour Stops
- La Placita / The Story Begins
- The Avila Adobe / Christine Sterling’s Vision
- Olvera Street / Opening Night 1930
- America Tropical Interpretive Center / Siqueiros Mural
- La Placita / The 1931 Raid
- Union Station / Departing Los Angeles
- LA Plaza courtyard / The Repatriation Memorial
Tips & Accessibility
This tour is free.
For the best experience, fully charge your phone or tablet and bring headphones. The tour requires access to cellular phone data or an internet connection. WiFi may not be available. Alternatively, you can download a version of the tour before heading out.
Augmented Reality
Augmented reality scenes appear throughout the tour. When prompted by the narrator, activate the scene by tapping [View in 360].
Timing & Access
- This tour runs approximately 60 minutes. The distance traveled is approximately 0.7 miles, and is mostly flat (total descent 35ft). There are up to 10 steps up or down to enter landmarks.
- The tour can be taken at any time, but it is best taken Tuesday-Sunday between 11am and 3pm when the America Tropical Interpretive center is open.
- Consider allowing an additional 30 minutes to 2 hours to explore suggested stops and landmarks along the way.
- Audio transcripts for this tour are available as a PDF download.
- An interactive 360 video of this tour with closed captions is available on the experiences page.
This tour was created in February 2024. While we make an effort to keep things current, you are walking through a living neighborhood and sometimes things change. Be curious, and embrace the unexpected.
Restrooms
Restrooms are available inside the Avila Adobe, inside the brick underpass to the right as you walk up Olvera Street, and in Union Station.
Credits
ACTORS
NARRATOR - Karla Estrada
NARRATOR - Katy Long
CHRISTINE STERLING - Connie Wetzell
ANGLO WOMAN / MOTHER - Jennifer Houseal
YOUNG ANGLO BOY - Remy
PEDRO GONZALEZ - Luis Garcia
ANGLO-AMERICAN OFFICIAL and TRAIN ANNOUNCER - Joe Morgan
ARTHUR MILLIER, NEWSPAPER MAN (Anglo) and ANGLO MAN 2 - Daniel Amerman
DAVID SIQUEIROS and NEWSPAPERMAN (Mexican) - Daniel Vera Ayala
MIGUEL’S GRANDMOTHER - Jessica Kehayias
ANGLO-AMERICAN MAN 1 - Keith Barbaria
IMMIGRATION OFFICIAL - Scott Montiel
MEXICAN MAN 1 and MEXICAN TEEN - Jose Leon
MEXICAN VICE CONSUL - Esteban Silva
OLDER MEXICAN MAN - Alejandro Maciel
TRIAL LAWYER - Devon Irelan
YOUNG EMILIA - Addy Nofal
Sr CASTANEDA - Juan Manuel Lenis Ortiz
PRODUCTION
SCRIPT - Katy Long and Karla Estrada
RESEARCH - Gabby Santas
PRODUCER - Cathy Edwards
Sound Effects: Epidemic Sound, Smithsonian Folkways Recording, Aarnoo and Felix Blume
COPYRIGHT
Mural: David Siqueiros América Tropical: Oprimida y Destrozada por los Imperialismos © 2024 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SOMAAP, Mexico City
FUNDING
This project was made with a grant from The National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this project, do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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