The Chinatown West Gate is installed in Los Angeles' Chinatown neighborhood, in the U.S. state of California.
Chinatown West Gate | |
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Location | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
34°3′56.9″N 118°14′16.4″W / 34.065806°N 118.237889°W |
Installed in 1938, the structure exhibits traditional Chinese design and displays characters which translate to "Cooperate to Achieve". The gate has 150-year-old camphor wood from China. After being nominated by the Los Angeles Conservancy, the West Gate was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument, No. 825.[1] California Governor Frank Merrimack placed a bronze tablet at the site that commemorates Chinese-American contributions to California's growth.[2]
See also
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References
edit- ^ https://www.laconservancy.org/sites/default/files/files/documents/LAC_Chinatown_Final_0.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Atkinson, Janet I. (1988). Los Angeles County Historical Directory. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-89950-301-1. OCLC 18106218.