History of the Brewery Artist Colony and Los Angeles
Brewery folk are often asked about the history of this place. We've heard some tales of things that have supposedly happened here over the years which definitely never happened, and many, many misconceptions about the evolution of The Brewery. That said...
With no intenion of dispelling any myth or mystique threaded through our unique community, we offer these stories of interest relating to downtown and East Los Angeles, the Brewery itself, and a few of the people who've passed through here.
Rancho La Cienega O' Paso de la Tijera, is the lengthy name given to a series of adjoining adobe structures located on the eastern side of the Baldwin Hills. The history of these early adobes is obscure. It is uncertain when they were constructed and by whom. At 3725 Don Felipe Drive, the structures are situated within the city limits of Los Angeles and possibly may be the oldest surviving building in the city. They may have been built between 1790 and 1795. The Avila adobe on Olvera Street in the downtown area was known to be built in 1818, almost thirty years after the adobes on Don Felipe Drive, but it retains the honor of the oldest residence in Los Angeles.Page 2 of 2