Bracero Monument
The Bracero Monument is a bronze statue located on César Chávez Avenue, in Los Angeles, California, honoring the participants of the Bracero program. The Bracero program was an initiative that operated from 1942 to 1964 which brough Mexican workers to work in the United States, initially owing to the American labor shortage due to World War II.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork_type: statue
- Description: monument in Los Angeles, California, U.S
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Los Angeles City Hall and La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles.
Los Angeles City Hall
Town hall
Photo: Brion VIBBER, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Los Angeles City Hall, completed in 1928, is the center of the government of the city of Los Angeles, California, and houses the mayor's office and the meeting chambers and offices of the Los Angeles City Council. Los Angeles City Hall is situated 1,900 feet southwest of Bracero Monument.
La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles is a historic Catholic church in Los Angeles, California, located on the historic Plaza de Los Ángeles near Downtown Los Angeles. La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles is situated 450 feet south of Bracero Monument.
Ávila Adobe
Museum
Photo: Los Angeles, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ávila Adobe, built in 1818 by Francisco Ávila, is the oldest standing residence in the city of Los Angeles, California. Avila Adobe is located in the paseo of historic Olvera Street, a part of the Los Angeles Plaza Historic District, a California State Historic Park. Ávila Adobe is situated 770 feet southeast of Bracero Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Naud Junction and Civic Center.
Naud Junction
Locality
Naud Junction was an area in northern Downtown Los Angeles, California. It was located at the junction of Main Street and Alameda Street, where Southern Pacific Railroad trains veered off Alameda to tracks along Alhambra Avenue and the Los Angeles River.
Civic Center
Quarter
Photo: Brion VIBBER, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Civic Center district of Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, is the administrative core of the City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, and a complex of city, county, state, and federal government offices, buildings, and courthouses.
Chinatown
Suburb
Photo: J3ff, Public domain.
Chinatown is a neighborhood in Downtown Los Angeles, California, that became a commercial center for Chinese and other Asian businesses in Central Los Angeles in 1938.
Bracero Monument
- Categories: bronze sculpture, monument, and tourism
- Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.05827° or 34° 3′ 30″ northLongitude
-118.24005° or 118° 14′ 24″ westInception
2019Height
19 feet (5.8 metres)Open location code
85633Q55+8XOpenStreetMap ID
node 12144718930OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueWikidata ID
Q114451310
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