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Identifier	post_00074
Title	Colorful Gateway Entrance to New Chinatown, Los Angeles, California
Creator	unknown
Date Published	circa 1950
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/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/#d.en.3004
Publisher	Mitock & Sons
Place of Publication	Sherman Oaks, Calif
Language	eng
Description	West Gate on Hill, looking east, from across the street; sign on gate reads: GinLing Way New Chinatown; telephone booths inside gate on both sides; gift shop and restaurant on either side of gate; people strolling; pedestrians waiting for light to change on Broadway; partial view of parked car.
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:"Here East Meets West in a colorful setting of picturesque Old World Curio shops and restaurants just minutes away from the Civic Center of Los Angeles."
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number: P40492
Additional Notes	The back contains a drawing of Los Angeles City Hall. Printed using the Plastichrome process by Colourpicture, Boston, Mass
Contributors	Distributed by Mitock & Sons, Sherman Oaks, California
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection