Identifier	post_00102
Title	Greetings from Chinatown, Los Angeles, California
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/collections/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Publisher	Mitlock & Sons
Place of Publication	North Hollywood, Calif.
Language	eng
Description	Northeast corner of Central Plaza; shop signs for: South China Gifts, Phoenix Bakery, GinLing Gifts, and Forbidden Palace; Chop Suey sign to left is Tuey Far Low Restaurant; trees, plants, benches; person sitting on bench.
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.
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: P12514
Additional Notes	Printed using the Plastichrome process by Colourpicture, Boston, Mass.
Contributors	Distributed by Mitock & Sons, North Hollywood, California
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection