Identifier	post_00100
Title	Golden Pagoda
Creator	unknown
Date Published	circa 1960
Subject (Topic)	Chinese Restaurants--California--Los Angeles; Decoration and ornament, Architectural--California--Los Angeles; Pagodas--California--Los Angeles;
Subject (Place)	Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.);
Type	image
Form/Genre	postcards
Physical Description	1 postcard : Color ; 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/collections/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Publisher	H. S. Crocker Co., Inc.
Place of Publication	San Francisco, California
Language	eng
Description	Night scene of the entrance to the Golden Pagoda restaurant, fully illuminated in neon; trees; illuminated sign above door reads:"Golden Pagoda" sign to left of door reads:Cocktails" sign to right reads:Dancing"
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. The five tier Golden Pagoda, located at 950 Mei Ling Way, was built in 1941 and stands fifty feet tall. It is now Hop Louie's Jade Pagoda.
Additional Printed Matter	On back:"Hello, Just a card to remind you when in Los Angeles be sure to visit this most distinctive and colorfully decorated Chinese restaurant. The 'GOLDEN PAGODA' offers authentic, skillfully prepared Cantonese dishes which are efficiently served in the delightful atmosphere of the beautiful dinig room. The cozy cocktail lounge offers a new and different cocktail, the Pagoda Delight. This is a must. Golden Pagoda: 950 Mei Ling Way - Chinatown, Los Angeles"
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number: MA 8-4244
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection