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Description
Identifier
post_00082
Title
Dragon
Road
Gateway
,
China
City
,
Los
Angeles
Creator
unknown
Date Published
1945
-
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
:
b&w
;
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/
Publisher
Quillen
Language
eng
Description
Walled
gateway
with
arch
leading
to
narrow
winding
street
lined
with
shops
;
American
flag
and
Chinese
flag
hang
above
entry
;
gateway
signage
reads:"Dragon
Road
"
scroll
art
decorates
both
sides
of
arch
;
garden
area
next
to
gateway
signage
reads:"Welcome
,
More
of
China
City
in that
direction
" with
arrow
pointing
left
; in
background
is
Bamboo
Inn
restaurant
.
Historical Background
When
the
original
Chinatown
was
demolished
to
make
way
for
Union
Terminal
,
two
projects
replaced
it
.
One
,
China
City
, was the
brainchild
of
Christine
Sterling
,
founder
of
Olvera
Street
. She
promoted
the
recreation
of an
old-style
walled
Chinese
street
that would
help
relocate
displaced
Chinese
shops
while
serving
as an
exotic
tourist
destination
,
complete
with
rickshaw
rides
.
Filmmaker
Cecil
B
.
De
Mille
donated
settings
,
costumes
, and
property
from the
1937
film
, The
Good
Earth
.
Bounded
by
Ord
,
N
.
Spring
,
Macy
, and
North
Main
,
China
City
opened
in
June
,
1938
.
Much
of the
original
was
destroyed
by
fire
.
Together
with
New
Chinatown
, the
China
City
area
ultimately
became
part
of the
larger
neighborhood
of
Chinatown
.
Publisher's Identifier
Written in lower right corner of image "2734-C"
Additional Notes
Date
determined
by
photo
paper
;
Real
photo
postcard
printed
on
EKC
paper
.
Source
Werner
von
Boltenstern
Postcard
Collection
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