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Identifier	post_00093
Title	China Town, 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	http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/#d.en.3004
Publisher	Mitlock & Sons
Place of Publication	Sherman Oaks, Calif
Language	eng
Description	From inside West Gate, looking east on Gin Ling Way toward Li-Po at the East Gate; banners with Chinese characters; Forbidden Palace restaurant on left; benches; parked automobiles; people strolling; address on awning to left:463"
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.
Additional Printed Matter	On back:"Chinese shops, Cafes are located on Gin Ling Way, the 'street of the Golden Palace'."
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number: P12506
Additional Notes	Printed using the Plastichrome process by Colourpicture, Boston, Mass.
Contributors	Distributed by Mitock & Sons, Sherman Oaks, California
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection