Chinese Gardens, Unknown Date. These two black and white contact print strips were created for the Lacey Leader newspaper. These images show a four-piece rock band posing for photos outside of the Chinese Gardens restaurant. None of the musicians are actively playing their instruments in any of these photos. At left is the bass player with a viola-style electric bass resting on the ground and standing vertically in front of him. He is resting his hands on top of the bass's head. Second from left is the drummer. His drum kit has two bass drums. Third from left is a man with a Fender Jaguar guitar hanging on a strap around his shoulders. At right is a man holding a Vox 12-string acoustic guitar. A large electric guitar or bass amp and speaker cabinet are partially visible behind the acoustic guitar player. One of the bass drum heads reads "Water," and the other reads "Gate." The Chinese Garden restaurant is immediately behind the men. All of these images (images 22 through 26) are nearly identical.
The Chinese Garden restaurant opened at 4512 Pacific Avenue in Lacey, Washington in late 1972. It is later listed as being located at 4582 Pacific Avenue Southeast in Lacey. ("Chinese Gardens," Daily Olympian, 11/26/1972; "Restaurant reopens, placed on 1-year probation," Olympian, 5/10/1984)
Made/Created
Date made
1972 - 1981
Place
City
Lacey
County
Thurston
State/Province
Washington
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Notes
Medium: Photographic Paper/Photographic Emulsion
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Bands, Restaurants, Music, Chinese Garden, Rock music