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Identifier	post_00091
Title	New Chinatown
Creator	unknown
Date Published	circa 1955
Subject (Topic)	Chinese Restaurants--California--Los Angeles; Decoration and ornament, Architectural--California--Los Angeles; Gift shops--California--Los Angeles; Bakeries--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, Loyola Marymount University Library.
Country of Creation	US
Copyright Status	public domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/dlp/copyright.htm
Publisher	Mitlock & Sons
Place of Publication	North Hollywood, Calif.
Language	eng
Description	Northeast corner of Central Plaza with Phoenix Bakery, South China Gifts, GinLing Gifts, and Forbidden Palace; top corner of East Gate frames right side; benches, trees, lawn; people walking and sitting; sign topping Phoenix Bakery reads:"The Phoenix, Pastries, Candies."
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. Phoenix Bakery now at corner of North Broadway and Bamboo Lane, is famous for its strawberry shortcake with whipped cream. Owned and operated by two brothers, Fun Chow Chan and Fun Lun Chan, it was originally located inside the Central Plaza next to Hong Kong Low restaurant.
Additional Printed Matter	On back:"Art and Gift shops. Herb and spice shops. Oriental nightclubs and restaurants, comprise the buildings of Chinatown, following the traditional style of Oriental architecture."
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number: P5125
Additional Notes	Printed using the Plastichrome process by Colourpicture, Boston, Mass.
Contributors	Watson, George; Distributed by Mitock & Sons, North Hollywood, California
Metacollection Identifier	http://digitalcollections.lmu.edu
Source	Werner Von Boltenstern Postcard Collection