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Chinese restaurants in New Chinatown, Los Angeles, California, circa 1948

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Commercial BuildingsEthnic CommunitiesRestaurants & Taverns
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Real photo
Front of Chinese restaurants in New Chinatown, Los Angeles, California, circa 1948, real photo postcard
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Back of Chinese restaurants in New Chinatown, Los Angeles, California, circa 1948, real photo postcard
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Black-and-white photograph of Chinese restaurant buildings in New Chinatown, Los Angeles, with ornate pagoda-style roofs and large signs for Kim Ling Inn, Tuey Far Low, and Chop Suey. The caption 'Early Sunrise in New Chinatown, Los Angeles' appears at lower left, and a copyright date 1948 at lower right.

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CHOP SUEY TUEY FAR LOW REAL CHINESE FOOD KIM LING INN TUEY FAR LOW CHINESE RESTAURANT COCKTAILS CHOP SUEY CHOP SUEY CHINESE DISHES TUEY FAR LOW TUEY FAR LOW CAFE CHINESE DISHES NEW CHOP SUEY EARLY SUNRISE IN NEW CHINATOWN LOS ANGELES COPYRIGHT 1948 GULLEN LOS ANGELES --- PHOTO POST CARD ADDRESS Kodak PLACE STAMP HERE Paper
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ConditionVery good
Place depictedLos Angeles, CA
Place mentionedNew Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA
NotesWhite border; black-and-white real photo; copyright 1948 printed in image. No postmark; unused divided-back Kodak 'PHOTO POST CARD' (real photo) with blank address side. Dealer pencil notation 'RM 45' and '3.00' at top right. Glossy RPPC with white border; front carries a 1948 copyright credit.

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Chinese restaurants in New Chinatown, Los Angeles, California, circa 1948, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/chinese-restaurants-in-new-chinatown-los-angeles-california. Accessed October 5, 2026.