Identifier	post_00066
Title	New Chinatown, Los Angeles, California
Creator	unknown
Date Published	circa 1940
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	Western Publishing & Novelty Co.
Place of Publication	Los Angeles, California
Language	eng
Description	Night scene of illuminated Broadway with East Gate; automobiles parked at curb; sign reads: Gateway New Chinatown; restaurant sign reads:"Kim Ling Inn"
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 is framed by two gates, or pailou. East Gate, or the Broadway Gate, was designed by You Chung Hong. A poem composed by Chinese Consul, Honorable T.K. Chang, and placed by Attorney Hong as a tribute to his own and all mothers adorns the gate, which is thus also known as the Gate of Maternal Virtues.
Additional Printed Matter	On back:"The brilliantly lighted buildings of Oriental architecture, with fantastic towers and pagodas, new Chinatown in Los Angeles is a quaint and fascinating community. Shops crowded with art treasures of the Orient and Chinese Restaurants serving delicately flavored foods, attract big nightly crowds."
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number: OB-H2576; Series number: LA-71
Additional Notes	Date from publisher's serial number; Printed on linen textured paper.
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection