Chinatown, Los Angeles

Chinatown
Chinatown Gateway Monument, marking the entrance to Los Angeles' Chinatown
Chinatown Gateway Monument, marking the entrance to Los Angeles' Chinatown
Map of the Chinatown neighborhood of Los Angeles, as delineated by the Los Angeles Times
Map of the Chinatown neighborhood of Los Angeles, as delineated by the Los Angeles Times
Chinatown is located in Downtown Los Angeles
Chinatown
Chinatown
Location within Downtown Los Angeles
Coordinates: 34°03′46″N 118°14′16″W / 34.062888°N 118.23789°W / 34.062888; -118.23789
Elevation94 m (308 ft)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Zip codes
90012
Area code(s)213, 323

Chinatown is a neighborhood in Downtown Los Angeles, California, that became a commercial center for Chinese and other Asian businesses in Central Los Angeles in 1938. The area includes restaurants, shops, and art galleries, but also has a residential neighborhood with a low-income, aging population of about 7,800 residents.

The original Chinatown developed in the late 19th century, and was demolished to make room for Union Station, the city's major ground-transportation center.[2][3][4] This neighborhood and commercial center, referred to as "New Chinatown," opened for business in 1938.

  1. ^ "Worldwide Elevation Finder".
  2. ^ Angels Walk–Union Station/El Pueblo/Little Tokyo/Center, published by Angels Walk LA, 2000
  3. ^ "Chinatown Los Angeles California, Restaurants in Chinatown, Pictures of Chinatown". Archived from the original on October 19, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
  4. ^ Espinosa, Maggie (January 22, 2008). "L.A.'s Chinatown: A bit of Asia in our own backyard". San Diego Union-Tribune. North County Times. Retrieved May 24, 2018.