In the 1950s, a mariachi named Juan Gonzalez Muñiz, "El Cochero" (the Coachman), also known as the fundador (founder) of "La Boyle",[3] is said to have stopped at the gas station that once stood on the corner and wandered around the neighborhood.

On November 22, 1992, which is the feast day of Saint Cecilia, the groundbreaking for the new Plaza del Mariachi de Los Angeles took place.

Mariachi Plaza was designed and created by Frank Villalobos, an FAIA (Fellow of the American Institute of Architects), from Barrio Planners Incorporated.

This newly christened street spans approximately 400 feet, extending from the edge of Mariachi Plaza to the gates of Adventist Health White Memorial Hospital, covering a two-block segment.

In attendance at the unveiling ceremony was Fernández's widow, Maria del Refugio Abarca Villaseñor, known as "Doña Cuquita," alongside other local elected officials.

Mariachi musicians and dancers performed during the naming ceremony, rendering some of Fernández's legendary songs, including La Ley Del Monte [es] (English: "The state of nature") by songwriter José Ángel Espinoza, which symbolizes a scenario where life's contract imposes restrictions upon individuals that curtail their natural rights, and "El Rey" (English: "The King") by José Alfredo Jiménez, which was performed at the closing ceremony.

[12][13] The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority opened a light rail subway station under the plaza in 2009 as part of the Eastside extension of the Gold Line.

Beneath this canopy stands the bronze sculpture titled El Niño Perdido, a creation by Alejandro de la Loza, an artist born in Mexico City and raised in Boyle Heights.

Her statue stands behind the kiosk, serving as a muse for the local mariachis Artist Juan Solis, born in Zacatecas, Mexico and raised in East Los Angeles was commissioned to paint two large panel murals.

These include the music videos for Lupita Infante's Cucurrucucú Paloma, La Santa Cecilia's Calaverita, Loona's "Butterfly", and Beatriz Gonzalez's "Los Laureles".