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Chinatown

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The oldest of Los Angeles" tradition-rich, highly visited Asian neighborhoods is Chinatown. Its origins date back to the 1850s, the decade when California entered the Union. The California Gold Rush and construction of the Transcontinental Railroad in the mid-19th century attracted Chinese by the tens of thousands. The promise of jobs and opportunity led many to settle in San Francisco and Los Angeles and resulted in the development of recognized "Chinatowns" in both cities.

Los Angeles" Chinatown, which boasts one of the largest Chinese populations outside of China, Hong Kong and San Francisco, will celebrate its sesquicentennial near the turn of the 20th century. Chinatown is a true "city within a city." Located between the 700 and 1000 blocks of North Broadway in an area bordered approximately by Ord, Alameda, Bernard and Yale Streets, it"s not far from the Los Angeles civic center.

In actuality, this area where thousands of visitors and locals shop and dine is known by many as "New Chinatown." The original settlement on Alameda Street was moved a few blocks northeast during the 1930s to clear the site for Union Station (LA."s historic art deco-style Amtrak railroad terminal). New Chinatown opened in 1939 and while all the architecture was in Chinese style, the emphasis was on providing a modern, comfortable shopping and dining area on land that the Chinese would own for the first time.

Many of the theme buildings, especially along Gin Ling Way (Street of the Golden Palace), are built in a Chu Chin Chow style with exaggerated, curved roof lines and abundant ornamentation. Many visitors to Chinatown may hear sounds that seem peculiar for a shopping district -- but the squawking of chickens, quacking of ducks and sloshing of swimming fish only signal that the food is very, very fresh.

As a cultural center for the nearly quarter-million Chinese Americans living in the Southland, Chinatown is the site of rich pageantry on Chinese holidays. The greatest spectacle is the exciting and colorful Chinese New Year celebration, held each February or March depending on the Chinese calendar. Parades with undulating dragons, beauty contests, lots of fire crackers and plenty of authentic food highlight the festivities.

While Chinatown embodies the color and flavor of the Chinese community, other cultural areas do serve the Chinese population as well. The nearby residential suburb of Monterey Park is home to the largest concentration of Chinese-Americans in the nation, with more than 60 percent of its 61,000 residents Chinese-Americans. Visitors will find fine Chinese dining and shopping in the many new, modern Chinese-style buildings and restaurants which line Atlantic Boulevard and Garvey Avenue. -->
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