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Chinatown is a neighborhood north of downtown Los Angeles, California, that became a commercial center for Chinese and other Asian businesses in Central Los Angeles in 1938. The area includes restaurants, shops, and art galleries, but also has a residential neighborhood with a low-income, aging population of about 7,800 residents. The original Chinatown developed in the late 19th century, and was demolished to make room for Union Station, the city's major ground-transportation center.

Los Angeles State Historic ParkLos Angeles State Historic ParkLos Angeles State Historic Park, also known as LA Historic Park and the Cornfield, is a California State Park in the Chinatown neighborhood of Los Angeles. The former rail yard and brownfield consists of a long open space between Spring Street and the tracks of the Los Angeles Metro A Line.Lincoln Heights, Los AngelesLincoln Heights, Los AngelesLincoln Heights is a neighborhood in the Eastside of Los Angeles, California, United States, located east of the Los Angeles River. It is one of the city's oldest neighborhoods and was called "East Los Angeles" from 1873 to 1917. It is a densely populated, mostly Latino and Asian neighborhood that includes many historic landmarks and was once nicknamed "the Bedroom of the Pueblo".Old Chinatown, Los AngelesOld Chinatown, Los AngelesOld Chinatown, or original Chinatown, is a former Chinese-Americanethnic enclave enforced by legal segregation that existed near downtown Los Angeles, California in the United States from the 1860s until the 1930s. A retronym, Old Chinatown included the former Calle de los Negros and extended east across Alameda Street to Apablasa, Benjamin, Jeannete, Juan, Marchessault, and Macy Streets. This Chinatown was at its commercial and communal peak between 1890 and 1910.Los Angeles RiverLos Angeles RiverThe Los Angeles River (Spanish: Río de Los Ángeles, El Río de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula), historically known as Paayme Paxaayt'West River' by the Tongva and the Río Porciúncula'Porciúncula River' by the Spanish, is a major river in Los Angeles County, California.Broadway (Los Angeles)Broadway (Los Angeles)Broadway is a major thoroughfare in Los Angeles County, California. The portion of Broadway from 3rd to 9th streets was Los Angeles's main commercial area from the 1910s until World War II and in 1979, it was listed as the Broadway Theater and Commercial District in the National Register of Historic Places, the first and largest theater district to be listed. The district was expanded to 2nd and Olympic in 2002.Downtown Los AngelesDowntown Los AngelesNeighborhood in Los Angeles, CaliforniaNeighborhood and Central business district in Los Angeles, CaliforniaDowntown Los Angeles (DTLA) is the central business district of the city of Los Angeles. It is part of the Central Los Angeles region and covers a 5.84 mi (15.1 km) area. As of 2020, it contains over 500,000 jobs and has a population of roughly 85,000 residents, with an estimated daytime population of over 200,000 people prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.Los Angeles Union StationLos Angeles Union StationLos Angeles Union Passenger TerminalU.S. National Register of Historic PlacesLos Angeles Historic-Cultural MonumentBuilt1939Built byRobert E. McKee Inc.ArchitectJohn and Donald ParkinsonArchitectural styleModerne, Art Deco, Mission/Spanish RevivalNRHP reference No.80000811LAHCM No.101Significant datesAdded to NRHPNovember 13, 1980Designated LAHCMAugust 2, 1972Los Angeles Union Station is the main railroad station in Los Angeles, California, and the largest passenger rail terminal in the Western United States.Central Los AngelesCentral Los Angeles is the historical urban region of the city of Los Angeles, containing downtown Los Angeles, and several nearby regions in southwest Los Angeles County, California.Dodger StadiumDodger StadiumBaseball park in Los Angeles, CaliforniaDodger Stadium is a ballpark in the Elysian Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. It is the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Opened in 1962, it was constructed in less than three years at a cost of US$23 million.Chinese AmericansChinese AmericansChinese Americans are Americans of Chinese ancestry. They have ancestors from mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and other regions of the Chinese diaspora, especially Southeast Asia. Chinese Americans include naturalized U.S. citizens and their natural-born descendants.Asian AmericansAsian AmericansAsian Americans are Americans with ancestry from the continent of Asia (including naturalized Americans who are immigrants from specific regions in Asia and descendants of those immigrants).NeighbourhoodNeighbourhoodA neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourhoods are often social communities with considerable face-to-face interaction among members.

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