Identifier	post_00062
Title	Chinatown, Los Angeles
Creator	unknown
Date Published	circa 1960
Subject (Topic)	Chinese Restaurants--California--Los Angeles; Decoration and ornament, Architectural--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/collections/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Publisher	Mitock & Sons
Place of Publication	North Hollywood, Calif.
Language	eng
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.
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.
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."
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number: P35867
Additional Notes	Printed using the Plastichrome process by Colourpicture, Boston, Mass.
Contributors	Distributed by Mitock & Sons, North Hollywood, California; Santa Fe Railroad System
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection