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Identifier	post_00095
Title	Chinatown, Los Angeles
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, 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	Looking east on Gin Ling Way toward Li-Po restaurant; people strolling; trees; potted plants in doorways; Chop Suey sign hanging on right side indicates Tuey Far Low restaurant; on left, corner of sign indicates "General Lee's Man Jen Low" next door, shop sign reads:"Chinese Wearing Apparel" additional signs:"Fons; Hong Kong."
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. Man Jen Low, House of 10,000 Treasures, renamed General Lee's in 1940, is the oldest Chinese restaurant in Chinatown, dating to 1860, and was originally in Old Chinatown. It was a popular spot for celebrities, including Judy Garland and Spencer Tracy. It closed in 1987.
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: P69740
Additional Notes	Printed using the Plastichrome process by Colourpicture, Boston, Mass.
Contributors	Smith, S.; Distributed by Mitock & Sons, North Hollywood, California
Metacollection Identifier	http://digitalcollections.lmu.edu
Source	Werner Von Boltenstern Postcard Collection

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