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- Collection: Fiesta! A Santa Barbara Tradition: Images from the Pearl Chase Collection, 1924 - 1930
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Performers gather in El Paseo
Gathered in El Paseo, Fiesta performers would dress in traditional Spanish attire that also evoked the current Hollywood interpretation of California history.
Music and dancing in El Paseo
El Paseo, built in the early 1920's around Casa de la Guerra, was the heart of Old Spanish Days Fiesta with a mercado, performances, and public gatherings. Here, one lovely lady performs a romantic Spanish dance surrounded by a six-piece…
Costumed Fiesta participants at Old Mission Santa Barbara
A tradition kept to this day, icons of the city were used as hubs of social activities for Fiesta. Here, participants gather at the Santa Barbara Mission in preparation for Fiesta activities.
Costumed man at Old Mission Santa Barbara
A Fiesta participant in costume at Old Mission Santa Barbara.
The Fiesta Mercado
Today, tents and booths line De La Guerra Street and De La Guerra Plaza; in the 1920s and 1930s, an open air market welcomed visitors and residents alike to De La Guerra Plaza and El Paseo.
Performers at Casa de la Guerra
At Casa de la Guerra, two costumed dancers are surrounded by musicians
Man riding a donkey
Man wearing sombrero and serape riding a donkey
Woman in embroidered shawl.
Woman in embroidered shawl.
Woman in Fiesta costume standing in front of archway
Woman in Fiesta costume standing in front of archway