New Chinatown
Identifier
post_00056
Title
New Chinatown
Creator
unknown
Date Published
circa 1960
Subject (Topic)
Chinese Restaurants--California--Los Angeles ; Decoration and ornament , Architectural--California--Los Angeles ; Gift shops--California--Los Angeles ;
Subject (Place)
Chinatown (Los Angeles , Calif.) ;
Type
image
Form/Genre
postcards
Physical Description
1 postcard : Color ; 9 x 14 cm .
Institution
Department of Archives and Special Collections , William H . Hannon Library , Loyola Marymount University
Country of Creation
US
Copyright Status
public domain
Copyright Statement
http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/#d.en.3004
Publisher
Mitock & Sons
Place of Publication
13561 1/2 Ventura Blvd. , Sherman Oaks , Calif .
Language
eng
Description
Northeast corner of Central Plaza ; Tuey Far Low restaurant ; Ginling Gifts ; brick patio and benches ; sign on awning of Ginling Gifts reads:Chinaware " partial view of restaurant to right of Ginling Gifts .
Historical Background
When the original Chinatown was demolished to make way for Union Terminal , two projects replaced it . One , China City , was the brainchild of Christine Sterling , founder of Olvera Street . She promoted the recreation of an old-style walled Chinese street that would help relocate displaced Chinese shops while serving as an exotic tourist destination , complete with rickshaw rides . Filmmaker Cecil B . De Mille donated settings , costumes and property from the 1937 film , The Good Earth . Bounded by Ord , N . Spring , Macy , and North Main , China City opened in June , 1938 . Much of the original was destroyed by fire . Together with New Chinatown , the China City area ultimately became part of the larger neighborhood of Chinatown . New Chinatown has come to be known as Old Chinatown Plaza . Tuey Far Low , first located in old Chinatown on Alameda and Marchessault , was the site of a fundraising banquet in the early 1900s in support of Sun Yat-Sen's fight for a Chinese republic . On April 22nd , 1937 , Peter Soo Hoo , Herbert Lapham and others met there to form a corporation to build New Chinatown . Tuey Far Low reopened on Sun Mun Way in the Central Plaza in 1938
Additional Printed Matter
On back:"Art and Gift shops. Herb and spice shops. Oriental nightclubs and restaurants comprise the buildings of Chinatown, following the traditional style of Oriental architecture."
Publisher's Identifier
Publisher's serial number: P18265
Additional Notes
Printed using the Plastichrome process by Colourpicture , Boston , Mass .
Source
Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection
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