Chinatown, Los Angeles, California
Identifier
post_00088
Title
Chinatown , Los Angeles , California
Creator
unknown
Date Published
circa 1960
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
https://library.lmu.edu/policies&procedures/librarycopyrightpolicy/
Publisher
Mitlock & Sons
Place of Publication
Sherman Oaks , Calif
Language
eng
Description
From Central Plaza looking east onto Broadway through East Gate ; restaurant Li-Po at corner left ; benches , trees , telephone booths ; automobiles parked on street and in parking lot across the street ; people strolling and sitting .
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 . New Chinatown is now known as Old Chinatown Plaza .
Additional Printed Matter
On back:"Colorful forecourt just a few steps off a busy Los Angeles street near the Civic Center. Here the visitor enters a whole new world of colorful Oriental splendor."
Publisher's Identifier
Publisher's serial number: P40494
Additional Notes
The back contains a b&w 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
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