L.A. Turns 225

From "Light and Sky -- Images of L.A."

The birthday celebration began early this morning with a nine-mile march to Los Angeles from Mission San Gabriel, mirroring the historic trek of the pobladores on September 4, 1781. Pictured (above), a statue of Fr. Junipero Serra, founder of the California missions, in the gardens of Mission San Gabriel; (below), celebratory crowds drift across the Plaza de Los Angeles, with Union Station in the background.