Chinatown Tag

Directly adjoining to Los Angeles State Historic Park in downtown L.A., where Penske Media will hold the LA3C Festival Saturday and Sunday, Chinatown is a must-visit neighborhood, filled with clothier studios, stores, galleries, trendy restaurants and tea rooms. L.A.’s original Chinatown dates to the late nineteenth century, but was demolished to construct Union Station. Visitors can learn concerning the fascinating history of the unique community, including movie star Anna May Wong, the newest trailblazing woman to be celebrated by the U.S. Mint’s American Women Quarters program, on the Chinese American Museum. It’s symbolically housed within the last surviving structure of the unique Chinatown, the red brick Garnier Constructing at 423 Los Angeles Street. What’s generally known as Chinatown today debuted in 1938...