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Title
Exterior view of two-storied Chinese restaurant (Lugo residence) in disrepair on the east side of the Plaza, ca.1886
Date Created and/or Issued
1885/1887
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
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Description
Photograph of exterior view of two-storied Chinese restaurant (Lugo residence) in disrepair on the east side of the Plaza, ca.1886. This was one of the first two-story residences in Los Angeles. The building consists of a covered veranda and balcony, four windows with shutters on the second level, and three dormer windows along the roof. There is a pile of debris or wood in front of the large building. A shoemaker has a shop next door. Furniture and two Chinese lanterns are visible on the second story porch. At least eight additional Chinese lanterns hang below. Four men stand in front. A horse and carriage are visible at right. To the far left, another carriage can also be seen. Some signs are in Chinese. Legible signs include: "Chung Kee, shoe maker, repairing", "Chung Kee Co., shoe makers" and "Chinese merchandise, Chinese goods, butcher shop".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : glass photonegative, b&w
13 x 20 cm.
glass plate negatives
photographs
Identifier
chs-m2154
USC-1-1-1-2214 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-132
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m2154
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-132.jpg
Subject
Chinese Americans
Restaurants, lunch rooms, etc
Universities and colleges
Hotels, taverns, etc
Hospitals
Shoemakers
Los Angeles--Chinatown
Residences (Lugo)
Plaza and Chinese in Los Angeles
Lugo, Mariana
Sisters Hospital
St. Vincent's College
Washington Hotel
Buildings
Time Period
1885/1887
Place
California
Chinatown
Los Angeles
USA
Source
1-14-2 [Microfiche number]
132 [Accession number]
CHS-132 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m265

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