About San Gabriel, California
San Gabriel, a city in Los Angeles County, is named after the Mission San Gabriel Arcángel (which in turn was named for Archangel Gabriel), founded by Junípero Serra. The City grew outward from the mission and in 1852 became the original township of Los Angeles County. The Mission was known for its thriving agriculture industry, which continued even after the Mission was disbanded. It was also known for revolutionary water systems, and a restored portion of the elaborate water delivery system, the Chapman Millrace, sits in Plaza Park just outside the Mission grounds. The Mission was the starting place for the epic walk of “Los Pobladores” who walked nine miles to found the pueblo that is now the city of Los Angeles. San Gabriel was one of the first townships in the County of Los Angeles, and the city was incorporated on April 24, 1913. The city’s motto is “A city with a Mission” and it is often called the “Birthplace” of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Home to a population of more than 42,000, San Gabriel is only 4 square miles but has a diverse population of Asian, Hispanic, Caucasian, and other ethnic groups.
The Mission Playhouse is the jewel of the Mission District and a center for arts and culture in the San Gabriel community. The building was built in 1927 to house John Steven McGroarty’s iconic “Mission Play,” which told the story of the California Missions. Today, the Playhouse is home to many exciting and unique events and performances throughout the year.
The City boasts a mixture of Asian, European, and North American cultures. Second- and third-generation Chinese Americans patronize its diverse array of stores and eateries. There is the 12-acre “San Gabriel Square” mall, sometimes referred to as the “Chinese Disneyland”. It was also nicknamed by the Los Angeles Times as “the great mall of China.” This stretch of exotic Chinese shops and bold architecture, with roofs of Spanish-style tile, is the model for the new ethnoburbs recently recognized in places like Las Vegas and Houston. The conglomeration of restaurants and cafes, shops, markets, hair and nail salons, Asian video stores, health services, department stores, plus an extensive jewelry mart, provides ‘something for everyone’, from purchasing an expensive diamond and shopping for designer suits, to buying soy milk or a travel package to Las Vegas or China.
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