Image: Exterior view of the Pekin Curio Store in Los Angeles Plaza, ca.1909 (CHS-5168)

Description: Exterior view of the Pekin Curio Store in Los Angeles Plaza, ca.1909 Photograph (streetscape, horizontal photography) of the exterior view of the Pekin Curio Store in Los Angeles Plaza, ca.1909. The two-story building, constructed of wood and brick, has three dormers on its inclined shingled roof. A flagpole stands at the peak of the roof on the left side of the building. The arcade, supported by wooden columns, provides cover for people to window shop or access the three different shops. A large clock hangs under the covered balcony. Several signs displayed in front of the stores have Chinese writing. The "Pekin Curio Store" sign on the left side of the building has a picture of a dragon. The unpaved street is empty.; Legible signs include: "...ura", "...a, ...ant, ...ort orders", "bill fare: fried chicken 25AC/, ... house steak 25AC/, sirloin steak 20AC/, rib steak 20AC/, ..., every Sunday, special dishes and orders", "the Pekin Curio Store, 520", "entrance next door", "Chais B. Laiyou", "Kim Yuen & Co., 518", "Tai Sang, Hing Kee & Co.", "514".; "The Lugo Adobe, said to have been built in the 1840s by Don Vicente Lugo, was one of the very few two-story houses in the pueblo of Los Angeles. In 1867, Lugo donated this house on the Plaza to St. Vincent's School (forerunner of Loyola University). From the 1880s until it was razed in 1951, the building was occupied by the Chinese. Location: El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument, SE corner Los Angeles and Alameda Sts, Los Angeles." -- unknown author. Call number: CHS-5168 Legacy record ID: chs-m1391; USC-1-1-1-1438; USC-0-1-1-2525 Photographer: Title Insurance and Trust Company Filename: CHS-5168 Coverage date: circa 1909 Part of collection: California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 Type: images Geographic subject (city or populated place): Downtown Los Angeles; Los Angeles Repository name: USC Libraries Special Collections Accession number: 5168 Microfiche number: 1-14-14 Archival file: chs_Volume27/CHS-5168.tiff Part of subcollection: Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960 Repository address: Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Geographic subject (country): USA Format (aacr2): 2 photographs : glass photonegative, photonegative, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm., 10 x 13 cm. Rights: Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Subject (adlf): buildings Project: USC Repository email: specol@usc.edu Identifying number: isla id: S-4604 Contributing entity: California Historical Society Date created: circa 1909 Publisher (of the digital version): University of Southern California. Libraries Geographic subject (manmade feature): Pekin Curio Store Format (aat): negatives (photographic); photographs Geographic subject (state): California Subject (file heading): Los Angeles -- Architecture -- Commercial -- Stores (2 of 2); Los Angeles -- Plaza #1 -- General views; Los Angeles -- Chinatown Geographic coordinates: -118.284,34.01362; -118.22653,34.05371; -118.24958,34.02916; -118.27293,34.0525; -118.284,34.01362 Format: glass plate negatives Access conditions: Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343. Geographic subject (county): Los Angeles Subject (lcsh): Retail trade; Chinese Americans; Buildings; Clocks and watches Subject: Pekin Curio Store; Lugo's Town House
Title: Exterior view of the Pekin Curio Store in Los Angeles Plaza, ca.1909 (CHS-5168)
Credit: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll65/id/2260
Author: Title Insurance and Trust Company
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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