Plaza de la Guerra
De La Guerra Plaza is a small park type area 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 lots of 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.
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]
See also
- History of Santa Barbara, California
- Casa de la Guerra
- José de la Guerra y Noriega
- Pablo de la Guerra
- Antonio Maria de la Guerra
- Alfred Robinson - Anita de la Guerra de Noriega y Carrillo
References
- ^ Days, M.L. (1977), Histories of individual parks Santa Barbara California. Santa Barbara, CA: City Planning Committee.