Southern California Oral History Project

The 2 men are standing outside Yee's Asiatic Bamboo Rattan Ware shop on 789 Dragon Road in China City, Los Angeles.

Swan Yee poses by some cars outside of Superior Poultry and Egg Company on North Broadway in New Chinatown. The brick building which houses Superior Poultry has a sign on the roof with its phone number, MUtual 7645, and a list of offerings painted on the side wall. To the right of the brick building, there is a picket fence with shrubs behind it. Behind the fence out of frame is Tom Gubbins' house.

Swan Yee's card

Business card detailing Swan Yee's Asiatic Bamboo Rattan Ware shop on 789 Dragon Road in China City, Los Angeles.

Gubbins' house, interior

View of a room in Tom Gubbins' house, likely a dining room. A square dining table with chairs sits in the foreground. The walls are covered with floral wallpaper. A framed painting hangs on the wall to the left above a credenza. A circular mirror hangs on the wall to the right next to a window curtain.

Gubbins' house, side

View of Tom Gubbins' porch from the side. There is a short wooden fence in the foreground with shrubs behind it. Another house can be seen in the background.

Gubbins' house, closeup front

View of Tom Gubbins' house from the front.

Tom Gubbins' house on Broadway

Street view of Tom Gubbins' house. A car is parked on the curb in front of the house. The location of house is now the Wong Family Benevolent Association on 744 North Broadway, Los Angeles.

Tom Gubbins' house on Broadway

Street view of Tom Gubbins' house. A car is parked on the curb in front of the house. The location of house is now the Wong Family Benevolent Association on 744 North Broadway, Los Angeles.