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Chinese restaurants, New Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA, 1948

Subjects
Commercial BuildingsEthnic CommunitiesRestaurants & Taverns
Card type
Real photo
Date
c. 1948 (Chrome)
Front of Chinese restaurants, New Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA, 1948, c. 1948 real photo postcard
Front
Back of Chinese restaurants, New Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA, 1948, c. 1948 real photo postcard
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About this postcard

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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PublisherQUILLEN
EARLY SUNRISE IN NEW CHINATOWN LOS ANGELES
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Postcard record

PublisherQUILLEN
ConditionVery good
Place depictedLos Angeles, CA
Place mentionedNew Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA
Stampnone Kodak printed stamp box ("-Kodak- PLACE STAMP HERE --Paper--"), imperforate
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 'RML5' and '3.00' at top right. Glossy RPPC with white border; front carries a 1948 copyright credit.

Cite this card

Chinese restaurants, New Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA, 1948, postcard, c. 1948. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/chinese-restaurants-new-chinatown-los-angeles-ca-1948. Accessed November 2, 2026.