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Identifier	post_00099
Title	Lights of the East, Chinatown on Broadway, Los Angeles
Creator	unknown
Date Published	circa 1945
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 : b&w ; 14 x 9 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	Quillen
Language	eng
Description	Front entry of Kim Ling Inn restaurant at night; neon signs and illuminated two-tiered pagoda; banners on windows to right and left of open door read: Grand Open Kim Ling Inn; signs above windows read "Chinese Food" and "Family Style" potted plants decorate doorway; shelves and wall clock can be seen through open front door; menus are posted on either side of door.
Historical Background	Kim Ling Inn was owned by Wilbur Quon who also owned the New Temple Meat Company. In March 1942, the L.A. League of Women Voters met in the restaurant to hear Chinese Consul Dr. T.K. Chang, speak on "China Today." The China Society of Southern California met there in June of 1943 to hear eyewitness accounts of the Japanese invasion of China from two exchange prisoners.
Publisher's Identifier	Written lower center of image:"2473"
Additional Notes	Real photo postcard printed on EKC paper.
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection