Los Angeles

Discover how Los Angeles evolved from a humble pueblo to an ever-growing metropolis. See how Angelenos did their banking, and stayed connected, before the digital age.

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333 S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90071
213-253-7166
wfmuseum.la@wellsfargo.com

Monday through Friday
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Closed on bank holidays
Free admission

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Experience 1880s shopping

For Mexicans in the 1880s, the Guia was a shopping tool as valuable as your smartphone. The catalog showed the latest American goods available to order.

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Browse historic LA maps

About 1,600 people lived in Los Angeles in 1850. Today, it is 4 million. See how a sleepy town grew into the second-most populous city in the United States.

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See wagon banner ads

Moving advertising— like signs on buses — is not a new idea. In the 1910s, express wagons displayed colorful banners designed by artists, some who went on to be famous.