DOWN BY THE STATION: Los Angeles Chinatown, 1880-1933
Los Angeles: Institute of Archaeology, University of California, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. This summary of the excavation of the Chinatown that was destroyed in the building of Union Station provides a rich picture of the people and life in 19th and early 20th century Los Angeles. Intensive historical research, oral history, and laboratory analyses have been synthesized into a comprehensive reconstruction of a community that was isolated socially, economically, and geographically. Monumenta Archaeologica 18. Quarto: 207 p. with 15 color plates, numerous textual figures, and tables. Original cloth binding, with gilt titles. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with some light sun fading along the spine. Near fine / Near fine. Item #74925
ISBN: 0917956877
Price: $100.00