Old Chinatown, or original Chinatown, is a retronym that refers to the location of a former Chinese-American ethnic enclave enforced by legal segregation that existed near downtown Los Angeles, California in the United States from the 1860s until the 1930s. Old Chinatown included the former Calle de los Negros and extended east across Alameda Street to Apablasa, Benjamin, Jeannete, Juan, Marchessault, and Macy Streets.[1] This Chinatown was at its commercial and communal peak between 1890 and 1910.[2]
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- ^ "News Release - Author Lisa See Gives Huntington Rare Glass Plate Negatives and Photos Depicting LA's Original Chinatown | The Huntington". huntington.org. Retrieved November 4, 2022.