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6. Metro Gold Line Station
901 North Spring Street
7. South Plaza
Spring & College Street
8. Little Joe’s Restaurant Site
900 North Broadway (College St.)
9. St. Peter’s Church & Casa Italiana
1039 & 1051 North Broadway
10. West Gate to New Chinatown
Hill St. between Bernard & College St.
11. West Plaza & Chung King Road
Hill St. between Bernard & College St.
12. You Chung Hong Office Building
445 North Broadway
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modern ethnic shopping mall in America.
West College Street Originally planned as a space exclusively
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The Wing Hop Fung Ginseng and China Products Center is the largest department store
in Chinatown. Hours can be spent exploring the aisles. which are fragrant with herbs, incense, barrels
of ginseng, and teas, and overflowing with porcelains, clothing, foodstuffs, and arts and crafts. The
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All of the buildings have upstairs living quarters.
For many years, these apartments—combined
with the block’s grocery stores, bookstores and
newspaper offices—contributed to creating
a greater neighborhood ambiance than the
more tourist-oriented blocks to the east. The
gentle sound of wind chimes and Cantonese
conversations floated on the air. The scent of
home-cooked meals drifted down from upstairs
apartments, while the smell of incense wafted
out of shops. In recent years, many of the old
families and enterprises have moved on. In their
place, several clothing designers and art galleries
have opened, many of which have kept the
original names on their storefronts.
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homes for a new land. The central figure with
its arms raised symbolizes both gratitude for
being in America and protest against violence
and injustice encountered here. The figures
on the left—a sailor, farmer, mason, miner
and railroad worker—symbolize industrial
progress. The figures on the right are
metaphoric, representing sacrifice, struggle,
education, marriage, and spiritual life. Adjacent
to the complex, Cathedral High School, (1923)
is the oldest Catholic high school in the city.
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West Plaza opened in 1948
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with street names that signify the
importance of the city of Chungking (now called
Chongqing), China’s capital during World War II.
Like its predecessor to the east, the West Plaza
also features a gate and a wishing well.
Metro Gold Line Chinatown Station—one of three landmark stations on the Metro Gold Line,
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which runs along the old alignment of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad—embraces the layered
history, rich culture, and stimulating art found throughout the area. Familiar Asian architectural elements are instantly
recognizable—from the green-tiled upturned roof of the shelter on the elevated upper platform to the red accents throughout
the station—while the public art invites visitors to look deeper into the area’s compelling past.
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West Plaza & Chung King Road
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it was built, New Chinatown
can be seen today as an early
blueprint for outdoor malls,
mixed-use development, even
as a precursor to “theme-park”
shopping like The Grove and
Universal City Walk.
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The West Gate was actually the first of Chinatown’s four gates to be constructed. Built
for New Chinatown’s grand opening in 1938, the gate is partially composed of 150-year-old
camphor wood imported from China. At the top of the gate an inscription
composed by Chinese Consul T.K. Chang reads “Cooperate to
Achieve” in Chinese characters. During opening ceremonies,
California Governer Frank Merriam dedicated a bronze plaque
commemorating the contributions the Chinese made to the
building of the railroads. From here, visitors can explore the
western end of Gin Ling Way and adjacent side streets. Just
inside the gate on the right, the Wishing Well–modeled on the
Seven Star Caverns in Guangdong Province–invites visitors to toss
West College Street
coins for wisdom, love, vacation and other wonderful dreams.
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Chung Hong, the first Chinese12 You
American to graduate from USC
Law School and the first to pass the
bar in California, worked tirelessly
for Chinese-American civil rights.
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He testified before a U.S. Senate
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Committee on immigration issues
and fought to repeal the Chinese
Exclusion Act of 1882. He was
also very involved in the Los
Coronel Street
Angeles Chinatown community,
where he served as president
of the local lodge of the Chinese
American Citizens Alliance, provided legal
advice, and invested in New Chinatown. The
relocation of his office from Old Chinatown to this
site represented the confluence of law, community spirit and wealth.
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New Chinatown,
now often referred to as
“Old Chinatown”, opened on June
25, 1938. It was built in response
to the demolition of Los Angeles’
original Chinatown on the present
site of Union Station and to this
day is the only planned Chinatown
in America. Absolutely unique when
1941 to house the Golden Pagoda Restaurant—is yet another instantly
recognizable sight in Chinatown. Pagodas are traditionally erected to
commemorate unusual acts of devotion, as omens of goodness, to trap
unruly dragons, or merely as lookout towers.
Just past Cottage Home Street, St.
9 Peter’s Church and the Casa
Italiana stand together as gathering places
for religious, cultural and social functions for
Italian Americans in Southern California. Alberto
Biasi’s 1970 abstract sculpture entitled “The
Immigrants” sits atop the back wall of the
parking lot between the two buildings. The
sculpture celebrates men and women of all
backgrounds courageous enough to leave their
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East Gate (Central Plaza)
Hop Louie Restaurant
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St. Peter’s Church & Casa Italiana
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Established in 1890 to
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social advancement for the
Chinese community, the Chinese
Consolidated Benevolent
Association’s first home was
near the old Plaza in the Gamier
Building in the new Chinese
American Museum. Since its
inception, the CCBA—which
represents an alliance of nearly
30 family and district associations—has mediated between individuals and organizations, fought
against discriminatory laws, and served as a political voice for the Chinese-American community
Little Joe’s Restaurant Site
Figueroa Terrace
Chinese Consolidated
Benevolant Association
In the South Plaza located at the intersection of Spring and College
Streets hangs a replica of a Yong Bell—one of five 2,000-year-old
bronze percussion instruments unearthed in the mausoleum of Zhao Mai in
downtown Guangzhou, China, in 1983. The bell—which symbolizes harmony
and everlasting peace—was given in commemoration of the 20th anniversary
of the Sister City agreement between Guangzhou and Los Angeles.
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Closed since 1998, the site is scheduled for redevelopment with a
8 new housing and retail project, parking facility and public passageway
linking the Metro Gold Line to the heart of Chinatown. The restaurant has
in the past doubled as the set for numerous television shows and films. The
lively settlement of Little Italy peaked along North Broadway in the 1920’s
and 30’s then gradually disappeared with the appearance of new Chinatown.
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The Chinese Historical Society
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founded in 1975 to discover and share
Chinese-American history. In 1995, the
Society moved into these two Victorian
houses, which were built in 1886 and 1888
by Philip Fritz, an emigrant from Alsace,
for his family. Today, the Visitors Center
features displays documenting the history
of the Chinese in Southern California,
including artifacts from the archaeological dig
conducted during excavations for the Metro
Red Line at Union Station (the site of Los
Angeles’ original Chinatown). The research collection includes manuscripts, photographs, artifacts, as
well as tapes and transcripts from a Chinatown oral history project. The bookstore stocks volumes on
local and national Chinese-American history. CHSSC offers a free self-guided tour map and conducts
private and public tours through Chinatown. For more information, visit www.chssc.org
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Bamboo Plaza
1 opened in 1989, with
a large variety of shops,
eating establishments and the
largest parking structure in
busy Chinatown. Eschewing
the traditional free-standing
Chinese pailou, such as the
one used at the entrance to
Chinatown’s Central Plaza, Bamboo Plaza’s developers asked artist Dora de Larios to create a stylized
gate that could be incorporated into the overall architecture. The work employs highly abstracted
Chinese motifs, including water, bamboo and mountains. On the second floor, the Empress
Pavilion is the most popular of the large Hong Kong-style dim sum restaurants in Chinatown.
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727 N. Hill St.
Kan Shing Market
658 N. Broadway
Lau’s Ranch Market
705 N. Spring St.
711 N. Spring St.
Superior Poultry
750 N. Broadway
8 Wing Hop Fung
727 N. Broadway,
Suites 102-108
Bakeries
Phoenix Bakery
969 N. Broadway
Queen’s Bakery, Inc.
809 N. Broadway
943 Sun Mun Way
4 Mountain Bar
475 Gin Ling Way
6 Hill Street Café
818 N. Hill St., Ste K
213.617.1108
Hop Li Seafood
526 N. Alpine St.
213.680.3939
Hop Woo BBQ Seafood
845 N. Broadway
213.617.3038
Wonder Bakery
943 N. Broadway
Night Clubs
Grand Star Jazz Club
625 W. College St., #109
4 Hop Louie
950 Mei Ling Way
213.628.4244
JC Cafe
4 Hop Louie
950 Mei Ling Way
843 N. Broadway St.
213.621.2642
Philippe’s, the Original
1001 W. Alameda Ave.
213.628.3781
8 Pho 79 Vietnamese
727 N. Broadway, Ste 120
213.625.7026
Pho 87
1019 N. Broadway
323.227.0758
Pho Au Pagolac Cholon
861 N. Spring St., #103
213.680.8838
Pho Hoa
818 N. Spring St., #103
213.485.0074
3 Pho Hoa
640 N. Broadway, #5-6
213.626.5530
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210 Alpine St.
213.613.0700
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Zen Mei Bistro
800 Yale St.
213.626.7113
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8. Far East Plaza (20+ Shops)
700 block of Broadway
4. Central Plaza (10+ Shops)
947 North Broadway
5. Chinatown Plaza
818 North Broadway
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818 North Hill Street
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800-815 North Broadway
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711 North Broadway
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Shang lee Poultry
Good Taste
451 Gin Ling Way
213.617.1481
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International Grocery
717 N. Broadway
213.680.2588
CHINATOWN PLAZA
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930 Chung King Road
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Hong Sang Lung Co.
859 N. Broadway
213.625.1688
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711 N. Broadway, Ste 117
Far-East Seafood Co. (Live Fish)
711-1/4 New High St.
213.617.3511
Peking Poultry (Live Duck)
Pacific
SAIGON PLAZA
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9. Mandarin Plaza (20+ Shops)
970 North Broadway
No
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716 N. Broadway
Golden Dragon ★
422 Ord St.
213.680.3608
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800 North Broadway
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960 N. Broadway
213.626.2039
656 N. Broadway
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672 N. Spring St.
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Ai Hoa Supermarket
706-1/2 N. Broadway
Nam-Hoa Fish Market (Live Fish)
8 Ten Ren’s Tea Time
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AB Market
960 N. Hill St.
213.253.2660
750 N. Hill St.
213.687.3088
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Pick your duck, rabbit, fish, frog or turtle. Take it home alive or have it dressed to go.
Farmer’s Market
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Ocean Seafood ★
750 N. Hill St., #F
213.680.0640
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The Chinese New Year in Los Angeles is
famous for its Golden Dragon Parade,
Fashion Show, the Annual Miss L.A. Chinatown Pageant, the Chinese New Year Festival and Banquet.
Golden City Seafood
963 N. Hill St.
213.617.8382
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711 1/2 New High St.
213.687.7333
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Chinese New Year
February 4-5, 2006
O.K. Seafood
Tai Wong B.B.Q. Express
727 N. Broadway, Ste 136
213.626.8844
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Los Angeles Chinatown Firecracker 5/10K runs every year. The next run is Feb. 12, 2006.
Also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival or the Lantern Festival, takes
place each year on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month.
Full House Seafood
934 N. Hill St.
213.626.6050
FUTURE CALIFORNIA STATE PARK
“CORNFIELDS”
MANDARIN
PLAZA
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This farmers’ market is unlike any other in the region.
offering quality produce from certified growers and
producers in Southern California and a tremendous
selection of Asian produce. It occurs every Thursday
from 3:00pm to 7:00pm at the public parking Lot at
727 North Hill, between Alpine and Ord.
New Dragon Seafood
949 N. Hill St.
Chinatown Events
The Moon Festival
September 18, 2005; October 6, 2006; September 25, 2007
Foo Chow
SHOPPING PLAZAS
CENTRAL PLAZA
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304 Ord St.
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Mien Nghia Noodle Express
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685 N. Spring St., #H
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Yosemite Natural Products
686 N. Spring St.
213.626.1678
May Flower B.B.Q. Seafood
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Chow Fun
Spring Street Smoke House
640 N. Spring St.
213.626.0535
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715 New High Street, #A
951 Chung King Road
727 N. Broadway, Ste 109
213.623.6054
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Fushing Ginseng Herb Co.
657 N. Broadway
722 N. Broadway,#A
8 Mandarin Deli
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970 North Broadway #213
213.687.4107
Kang Kang Pharmacy
970 N. Broadway #207
818 N. Broadway, Ste 103A
984 N. Broadway
213.626.1837
727 N. Broadway, Ste 215
213.617.0638
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734 N. Broadway
10 Jennie Tea Health Center
727 N. Broadway,
Suites 102-108
Chinese Friends
8 Sam Woo Café
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Far-East Center
8 Wing Hop Fung
Win Sun Co.
970 N. Broadway, Ste 114
213.625.1195
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650 N. Spring Street
949 Chung King Road
213.628.3883
727 N. Broadway, Suite 129
818 N. Broadway, Ste 110A
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213.687.7238
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8 JC Natural Herb Center
Kim Tho Diamonds
700 N. Spring St.
213.617.2323
8 Sam Woo B-B-Q
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640 N. Broadway, #4
818 N. Broadway, Ste 202
5 Shun Phat Jewelry, Inc.
CBS Seafood ★
637 N. Spring St.
213.613.1115
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3 Duc Hiep Company, Inc.
818 N. Broadway, Ste 113B
5 Heng Hong Jewelry
5 Kim Seng Jewelry Co.
818 N.Broadway, Ste 104A
MaiThai Thai Restaurant
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510 Bernard Street
323.222.1482
963 Chung King Road
213.625.1360
663 N. Broadway
5 Heang Yeak Heng Jewelry
801 N. Broadway
727 N. Broadway, Ste 117
213.680.3838
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10 Mandarin Gallery
Wing Hing Co.
827 N. Broadway, #1
823 N. Broadway
818 N. Broadway, Ste 114
8 B’s Wonton Noodle House
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David Kordansky Gallery
510 Bernard Street
323.221.0016
Hing Ning Company, Inc.
861 N. Broadway
733A New High Street
5 Shun Heng Jewelry, Inc.
815-1/2 N. Broadway
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12 LMAN Gallery
Columbus Pharmacy
961 N. Broadway
7 Kim Phuoc Jewelry
800 N. Broadway, #A
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Daniel Hug Gallery
975 Chung King Road
323.962.5069
5 Heang Yeak Chun Jewelry
818 N. Broadway, Ste 112B
818 N. Broadway, Ste 206A
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930 North Hill Street
323.810.8830
Van Hoa Duong Herbs
7 Shun Hak Heng Jewelry
818 N. Broadway, Ste 104B
828 N. Broadway, #1
213.625.8721
800
933 Chung King Road
213.613.0384
Hip Woo Hong, Inc.
7 Kim Phat Jewelry Co.
726 N. Broadway
Saigon Sandwich
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12 The Happy Lion
Chung Hing Hong
750 N. Hill Street #N
5 Heang Hua Heng Jewelry
721 N. Broadway
213.625.5001
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990 Hill St., #205
323.225.1288
Tan De Chinese Herbs
718 N. Broadway
5 Power Tech Jewelry Tools
Lien-Hoa Deli
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12 China Art Objects Galleries
504 Chung King Court
213.625.1604
Hing-Fat, Co.
823 N. Broadway
5 Kim Ly Heang Jewelry
643 N. Spring St.
213.617.1083
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12 Telic
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Han Hoa Jewelry Co.
Asian Noodles
739-747 N. Main St.
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835 N. Broadway
711 N. Broadway, #104
727 N. Broadway, Ste 103
213.687.7215
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12 Bowie Van Valen
Tak Ching Hong
722 N. Broadway
3 Ming Chung Jewelry, Inc.
205 Ord St., #101
213.680.2887
Regent Seafood
700
437 Gin Ling Way
213.628.7000
750 N. Hill Street
818 N. Broadway, Ste 102A
Kim Hoang II Jewelry
818 N. Broadway, Ste 103
8 Kim Chuy Restaurant
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945 Sun Mun Way
213.626.0403
Heng Sang Hong
5 Hak Heng Huak Jewelry
818 N. Broadway, Ste 111
ABC Seafood ★
937 N. Hill St.
213.613.1819
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961 Chung King Road
213.620.0030
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838 N. Hill St., Suite A
818 N. Hill Street Suite A
818 N. Broadway, Ste 102B
650 N. Broadway, #A
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Chinatown Chiropractic
988 N. Hill Street #123
6 Tai On Pharmacy
818 N. Broadway, Ste 112A
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12 Black Dragon Society
969 Chung King Road
213.617.1100
421 Alpine Street
2 Han San Company
685 N. Spring Street, #B
5 Ka-Hing Diamonds Co.
964-1/4 N. Hill Street
942 N. Broadway, #102
213.572.2507
Cleve
990 N. Hill
323.227.6788
Chanh Thai, Inc.
Ta Chong Pharmacy
5 Hak Heng Fine Jewelry
638 N. Broadway
213.617.8698
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963 Chung King Road
213.617.0978
12 Peres Projects
307 Ord Street
640 N. Broadway, #3
Mei Hing Lung Jewelry Co.
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709 N. Hill Street, #17
Guo Yi Tong
3 Ping On Pharmacy
818 N. Broadway, Ste 105
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945 Chung King Road
213.626.1984
841 N. Broadway
5 JAJ & Associates, Inc.
5 Lina Jewelry
North Grand Ave.
990 Hill St., #180
323.226.9311
C.T. Pharmacy
Ginseng Herb Grocery
Good World Jewelry
727 N. Broadway, Ste 135
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213.620.1188
12 Oulous Repair Shop
750 N. Hill Street, #J
8 Ing Brothers Jewelry
818 N. Broadway, Ste 101
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Acupuncture Center
810 N. Broadway
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648 North Spring Street
213.621.7645
655 N. Broadway
800 N. Broadway, #B
942, 953 Chung King Road
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943 N. Hill Street
213.621.4011
711 N. Broadway, #106
7 PCT Ginseng & Herbs
701 N. Spring St.
931 Chung King Road
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427 Bernard Street
323.441.1624
North Spring Street Gallery
3 Ginseng & Herbs
956 N. Hill Street
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Flux
970 N. Broadway #107
3 AAA Ginseng City
7 Man Cheong Ginseng
North Bunker Hill Ave.
Acuna-Hansen Gallery
932 Chung King Road
213.617.8217
Gin Herb Corp.
West
Many specialties are to be found
Collein Chinatown – Kung Pao Chicken, Peking
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Duck, Dim Sum (at lunch ★), noodles
treet with anything you can imagine,
lobster in black bean sauce, steamed whole fish, salt & pepper pork
& so much much more. Ask your proprieter…“What’s the house special?”
Khang Lac Vietnam/Chinese
Plum Tree Inn
A BBQ Dim Sum ★
Figu
510 Bernard Street
10 AA Nutrient & Products
Shopping here is unique, negotiable and more fun than Beverly Hills!
Chong Hing Jewelers
Hong Chong Jeweler
Li Hing of Hong Kong Inc.
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977 Chung King Road
213.617.4948
Consult the local medical practitioner for an on-site consultation.
They will prescribe a treatment for whatever might ail you.
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Reprinted from The Los Angeles
Chinatown 50 th Year Guidebook, June 1988.
Authors are indebted to Peter SooHoo, Jr., George W. Tom
and to E. Bingham, “Saga of the Los Angeles Chinese.”
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Dodger Stadium
1000 Elysian Park Ave.
www.dodgerstadium.com
Chinatown Farmers Market
“This new
Chinatown is
the only Chinese
community in
America which
was planned
beforehand,
something which
is typical of the
present American
trend of community planning.
Whether it will live up to
the expectations of those
who are responsible for
its birth remains for the
future to decide.”
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Paintings, Watercolors, bronze sculptures – Relics from the past.
Buy a painting from the artist in residence.
Dianepruess Gallery
12 4-F
12 Mary Goldman Gallery
Chinese girls,
in the traditional cheongsam, served as guides to the visitors.
A display of art by Chinese American artists
was available to the public. Some of the artist
exhibitors remain familiar: Tyrus Wong, Keye
Luke, Gilbert Leong, Jade Fon, George Chinn.
Tyrus Wong, in particular, would later leave his
creative mark in New Chinatown with outdoor
and indoor murals which can be seen to this day.
The festivities moved toward a fitting climax in
the evening. Traffic at the street intersections had,
by now, been jammed for hours. Anywhere from
25,000 to 100,0000 had taken part.Ceremonies
began around seven o’clock with bands, one
Chinese and one American, at the West Gate and
on the east side of the Plaza. The bands took turns
performing. Lion dances and singing lasted
more than two hours. Finally, with the crowd at
a high level of exhilaration and anticipation, two
Chinese opera singers from San Francisco’s famed
Tai Mou Toi troupe lit the “tons” of firecrackers.
New Chinatown had thrown a great party
and made an auspicious start. Eyewitness
historian William Hoy could declare in his
“CHINATOWN” column in
1938,
Stre
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were open, and street booths were set up to
attract even more customers. Some booths run
by the youthful Federation were raising funds
for civilian relief in war-torn China.
About thirty high school
and college
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den
Jewelers
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Chinese Medicine, Herbs & Pharmacies
tag
Fifty years ago on the sunny Saturday of
June 25, 1938, California’s Governor Merriam
and a host of dignitaries dedicated Los Angeles
Chinatown’s Central Plaza in a gala Grand
Opening ceremony. One of the Nation’s first
malls and certainly the first modern American
Chinatown, owned and planned from the
ground up by Chinese, Central Plaza would
provide a magnificent hub and lexus for growth
into the famous colorful, vibrant Chinese
American community we all know today.
Originally, New Chinatown consisted of
many notable restaurants, shops, an herbal
store, a grocery store, a bean cake factory, a
Chinese deli and offices. In 1938, these longtime establishments were all moved from Los
Angeles’ Old Chinatown, not quite a mile away.
By 1870, an identifiable “Chinatown” of
200 or so was situated on Calle de Los Negros
- Street of the Dark Hued Ones – a short alley
50 feet wide and one block long between El
Pueblo Plaza and Old Arcadia Street. Old
Chinatown flourished, expanding eastward
from the Plaza across Alameda Street and
eventually attaining a population of over 3000.
The Chinese densely settled a major part
of Old Chinatown on the Juan Apablasa
grazing grounds and vineyards.
Old Chinatown in its heyday, 1890 to 1910,
could count 15 or so streets and alleys, and
perhaps 200 building units. Old Chinatown
was a residential as well as commercial
community. Old Chinatown, with restaurants,
curio shops, and “strange” entertainments,
even became an attraction for the early,
pioneering breed of American tourist.
The climax of years of planning and hope
took place on June 25, 1938. A full-page ad in
Section I of the Los Angeles Examiner greeted the
morning reader, inviting him to partake of “The
Enchanting Charm of Old China in Los Angeles.”
New Chinatown was decorated with
colorful lanterns and banners. The fl ags of
the United States and the Republic of China
were seen everywhere. These gala preparations
were made by the youths of Chinatown,
organized in a unique 1930’s Chinese
American group - the Federation
of Chinese Clubs in Los Angeles.
Ex-California Governor
Frank F. Merriam noted that
New Chinatown “represented
a monument to those Chinese
who played such an important
role in building the West and a
lasting evidence of American
Chinese amity.” Gov. Merriam
then dedicated a curved plaque
mounted on a column of the pailou,
which was “Dedicated
to the Chinese
Pioneers Who
Participated in the
Constructive History
of California.”
Meanwhile, the
public festival was in
full swing. All stores
Art Galleries
Cot
The Golden Years of Chinatown
11. The Shop (50+ Shops)
12. West Plaza
Chung King Road