Los Angeles - New Chinatown

There are neither as many Chinese living in Los Angeles as in San Francisco, nor is their quarter (in Block 800 of North Broadway, north of Downtown, and in the side streets) as interesting or as old as Grant Avenue in San Francisco. The Chinese, who could be found in Los Angeles as long ago as the fifties and sixties of the previous century, were initially domiciled in the area where Union Station now stands. When construction of the station began the district forming the present-day Chinatown was made available to the community. Its 50-year jubilee was celebrated in September 1988.

The center of Chinatown is the Plaza (951 N. Broadway) with restaurants, banks and numerous shops, some of which are built in the pagoda style. Many