Chinatown, Los Angeles
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Identifier |
post_00062 |
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Title |
Chinatown, Los Angeles |
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Creator |
unknown |
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Date Published |
circa 1960 |
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Subject (Topic) |
Chinese Restaurants--California--Los Angeles; Decoration and ornament, Architectural--California--Los Angeles; |
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Subject (Place) |
Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.); |
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Type |
image |
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Form/Genre |
Postcards |
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Physical Description |
1 postcard : Color ; 9 x 14 cm. |
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Institution |
Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University |
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Country of Creation |
US |
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Copyright Status |
public domain |
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Copyright Statement |
http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/ |
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Publisher |
Mitock & Sons |
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Place of Publication |
North Hollywood, Calif. |
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Language |
eng |
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Description |
Illuminated sign:"Ginling Way New Chinatown" address on awning"495 Ginling Way""Li Po""Chinese Curios" shops, restaurants, benches, a phone booth; banners with Chinese characters. |
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Historical Background |
The original Los Angeles Chinatown began in the late 1800s as a small settlement on Calle De Los Negros, between El Pueblo Plaza and Old Arcadia Street, and expanded east across Alameda Street. Suffering from absentee landlords and a lack of municipal services and code enforcement, the area was in decline when the city forced residents out and demolished it to make way for the new Union Station Terminal. Two new Chinatowns were created: China City, a tourist attraction, complete with rickshaw rides, brainchild of Christine Sterling, founder of Olvera Street; and New Chinatown, a business and residential neighborhood created and funded by the Chinese community under the leadership of Peter Soo Hoo. Both opened to great fanfare in 1938. New Chinatown was framed by two gates, or pailou. The West Gate, on North Hill Street opens onto Gin Ling Way and is adorned with a plaque commemorating the part played by the Chinese in building the railroads. |
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Additional Printed Matter |
On back:"Dramatic and colorful night view of a street in this world famous 'Bit of Old China' just minutes away from the heart of the city." |
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Publisher's Identifier |
Publisher's serial number: P35867 |
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Additional Notes |
Printed using the Plastichrome process by Colourpicture, Boston, Mass. |
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Contributors |
Distributed by Mitock & Sons, North Hollywood, California; Santa Fe Railroad System |
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Source |
Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection |
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