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Description
Identifier
post_00087
Title
Wishing
Well
,
Chinatown
,
Los
Angeles
Creator
unknown
Date Published
circa
1960
Subject (Topic)
Wishing
wells--California--Los
Angeles
;
Outdoor
sculpture--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/
Publisher
Mitlock
&
Sons
Place of Publication
North
Hollywood
,
Calif
.
Language
eng
Description
Within
a
low
brick
wall
lies
a
pool
of
water
surrounded
by a
small
hill
constructed
of
foliage
and
moss
.
Scattered
bridges
,
pools
and
statues
decorate
winding
paths
which
lead
to a
summit
; a
sign
close
to
top
reads:"Wishing
Well
"
other
signs
read:"Success
,
lucky
;
always
happy
"
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
.
Located
near
the
West
Gate
on
Gin
Ling
Way
in
New
Chinatown
, the
Wishing
Well
and
Miniature
Mountain
were
created
by
artist
Lim
Hong
Kay
who
modeled
them
after
the
Sacred
Seven
Star
Caverns
in
Canton
,
China
. In the
pool
is
a
miniature
hill
covered
with
small
statues
of the
Chinese
Eight
Immortals
. At the
summit
a
blue
figure
of the
goddess
Quan
Yin
stands
beneath
the
arch
of a
shrine
,
guarded
by
blue
lions
.
Behind
the
well
stands
the
stump
of a
willow
tree
,
which
was
planted
by the
late
Chinese
American
actress
,
Anna
May
Wong
,
whose
name
means
frosted
yellow
willow
.
Additional Printed Matter
On back:"Colorful view of the famous and picturesque Wishing Well in the beautiful Chinese Gardens of this magnificent attraction in the 'City of the Angels'"
Publisher's Identifier
Publisher's serial number: P35864
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
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