VIDEO: 'Eye on L.A.' revels at the first bars of Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Cheers to L.A. and some of the first bars are still around! Cole's, La Golondrina, El Paseo Inn and King Eddy Saloon. Did you know that L.A. once had a French Quarter?
L.A.'S FIRST POST-PROHIBITION WATERING HOLES
In April of 1933, the board of police commissioners issued the first post-prohibition beer and wine licenses in L.A., and many of these places still exist! Here's a list of L.A's oldest watering holes, where you can enjoy a cocktail with a side of history!
EL PASEO INN
LA GOLONDRINA
17 Olvera Street
Los Angeles, 90012
(213) 628-4349
COLE'S
http://213nightlife.com/colesfrenchdip
http://213nightlife.com/coles-info
KING EDDY SALOON
L.A.'s FRENCH QUARTER?
Back in the late 1800s immigrants from around the world came and settled into small enclaves of downtown L.A. In fact, the neighborhood surrounding Commercial Street was considered L.A.'s "French Quarter." Today, the only thing that remains from the French Quarter, is Taix French Restaurant, which opened its doors in 1927 and relocated to Echo Park in 1962, but has been in continuous operation for over 87 years!
Taix French Restaurant
THE LAST-STANDING WINERY IN L.A.
With vineyards that once stretched across Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, several wineries used to call L.A. home. In fact, Southern California was once the premier grape-growing appellation in all of California! The San Antonio Winery is the last remaining winery in Downtown L.A., a hidden gem and historical landmark operating in the same community where it was founded over 97 years ago.
San Antonio Winery
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