Name/Title
Postcard, Los Angeles, Chinatown, Chinatown, Los AngelesEntry/Object ID
CHSA-04591Scope and Content
Color. Photo. California; Los Angeles; New Chinatown Plaza: View of the street and buildings that have curved tiled roofs, there is a man sitting on a green bench and 2 mothers holding their children's hands are walking down the street.
Front: Caption: "(613) Chinatown, Los Angeles, Cal." Back: Info. Text: "Chinatown, Los Angeles, Cal. Shown here is a plaza in Los Angeles' world-famous Chinatown. It is an exact replica of a street in Shanghai. Every building was built with true fidelity to the original and the shopkeepers and salesgirls wear Chinese costumes to keep the effective oriental atmosphere. The West Coast is replete with many interesting oriental features not the least of which is the section of Los Angeles' Chinatown which was built and developed by the Chinese Merchants' Association of Los Angeles. Photo by Ewing Galloway" "Folkard, Company of America, New York, N.Y. Copyright Canada1929, REG'D U.S.A. Patent Office, Dist exclusively by The American News Company - N.Y." Old Accession #: D)-