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• 4/3/1949 East side of North L.A. Street Old L.A. Chinatown. View is Southeast On North Los Angeles Street from just North of Ferguson Alley."

  The intersection at North Los Angeles Street and Plaza Street. Several cars drive down Los Angeles Street. Ferguson Alley and surrounding businesses including Jerry's Joynt, Hoy Sing and Jin Hing, as well as a parking lot are visible in the background. Two men are crossing Plaza Street.
• "4/3/1949 Old L.A. Cal Chinatown. View is East side of North Los Angeles St. North of Aliso Street."

  A building on Los Angeles Street with a parking lot in front. Texas Club, El Angelino, and El Toreo Cafe occupy the building. A sign that reads "This is Old Los Angeles" stands next to the parking lot.
• "April 3, 1949 View is west across Los Angeles Street from Ferguson Alley"

  View of Ferguson Alley toward North Los Angeles and Main Streets. Several pedestrians walk down Main Street in the background. Tai Wo Tong herb company can be seen in the center of the frame. Jerry's Joynt restaurant can be seen in the right foreground.
• "2/29/1949 Old Los Angeles Chinatown. View is East Side of North Los Angeles Street, between Sunset Blvd, and South of Ferguson Alley. Jerry's Joint, then Ferguson Alley, then Hoy Sing fish market, then Jin Hing Jewelers."

  A row of buildings on North Los Angeles Street around Ferguson Alley. Businesses occupying the buildings include Soochow Cafe, Jerry's Joynt, Si Chong, Hoy Sing Market, and Jin Hing Co.
• "3/29/1949 On North side of Ferguson Alley Just West of N. Alameda Street Old Los Angeles Chinatown"

  Building at 221 and 221 1/2 Ferguson Alley. A sign for a Chinese barber shop hangs in the top right of the frame.
• "March 29, 1949 Old L.A. Cal Chinatown. Looking East into Ferguson Alley, from N. Los Angeles Street."

  View down Ferguson Alley from North Los Angeles Street. Jerry's Joynt restaurant stands on the left of the frame by the alley. On the other side of the alley is a vacant space in a brick building at 462 1/2, with a sign reading Si Chong.
• "March 29, 1949 L.A. Calif. View southwest on Los Angeles St from Sunset Blvd - Ferguson Alley area"

  View from North Los Angeles Street and Sunset Boulevard toward the Firehouse and Garnier buildings. Los Angeles City Hall and Spring Street Courthouse can be seen in the background.
• "3/29/1949 L.A. Chinatown. East side of North Los Angeles Street, south from Ferguson Alley and Aliso St."

  Businesses on North Los Angeles Street including Jin Hing Jewelry and a parking lot.
• "Feb. 10, 1949 Looking east on Sunset Blvd at N. Los Angeles St. L.A. Calif."

  Buildings at the intersection of Los Angeles Street and Sunset Boulevard at night. The two-story brick building at the corner has signs for Fook Wo Lung Curio Co., F. Suie One Co., and Dragon's Den.
• "Feb 10, 1949 Jerry's joint Old Los Angeles Chinatown Ferguson Alley, and North Los Angeles Street."

  View down Los Angeles Street by Ferguson Alley. Jerry's Joynt restaurant stands at the corner. Soochow Cafe stands next door. The photograph is discolored and warped from a damaged negative.
• "January 17, 1949 Old Los Angeles Chinatown. 211 West Ferguson Alley, between N. Alameda Street, and North Los Angeles St, on North side of alley. Pagoda Cafe"

  Building at 211 Ferguson Alley. It is occupied by The Chinese Pagoda Cafe, which is closed.
• View of an alley off the south side of Ferguson Alley. "Jan 1, 1949"

  Night time view of an alley off of Ferguson Alley. A furniture store is named (Yuen? Yun?) Kee located in the alley, which is mostly fenced off.
• "Jan. 1 1949. Ferguson Alley. View is east in Alley toward N. Alameda St. L.A. Calif."

  Night time view down Ferguson Alley toward Union Station.
• "Jan. 1, 1949 210 Ferguson Alley Old L.A. Chinatown:

  Building at 210 Ferguson Alley at night.
• "Jan 1. 1949 N.W. corner N. Alameda & Ferguson Alley. L.A. Cal."

  Street sign at the corner of Ferguson Alley and North Alameda Street with Union Station in the background.
• "Jan first, 1949 L.A. Cal Old Chinatown Kow Chew temple in Ferguson Alley. Ferguson Alley runs East from North Los Angeles St, to N. Alameda St."

  Entrance to Kong Chow Temple on Ferguson Alley. Signs written in Chinese hang around the threshold. A painting can be seen hanging inside the building.
• "5/25/1948 Old L.A. Chinatown. Bulletin board on south side of Ferguson Alley, between N. L.A. Street and N. Alameda Street."

  Chinese bulletins plastered on a brick wall in Ferguson Alley.
• "Old F.A. night shot, 10-15-1947."

  View down an alley near North Los Angeles Street Ferguson Alley and at night.
• "Jan. 19, 1947. S.W. cor. Plaza St. & Los Angeles St."

  View of the corner of Plaza and North Los Angeles Streets from above.
• "5/14/1947 Kow Chew Temple in Ferguson Alley, L.A. Cal. This alley is between North Alameda, And N. Los Angeles Street, East of Aliso street, and West of Sunset (Marchessault) Sts.

  Courtyard entrance to Kong Chow Temple. There is painting of Guan Di and a sign in Chinese on the brick wall by the threshold. The painting reads "Old Chinese Temple" on the top.
• “C-27 11/27/1946 East side of North Los Angeles Street, South of Ferguson Alley. Old L.A. Chinatown."

  Building on North Los Angeles Street occupied by Hoy Sing Market and Jin Hing Co. jewelry store.
• "November 27, 1946. Tai Wo Tong Chinese drug store, at Plaza, and N. Los Angeles Streets, L.A. Califirnia [sic]. This was original fire station number one, Los Angeles Cal. Fire Dep't."

  Firehouse building at the corner of Plaza and North Los Angeles Streets. The building's occupant on the bottom floor is Tai Wo Tong Co. There is a sign for Yin King Low restaurant on the outside of the second floor of the building. There is a jewelry store in the next building on the right of the frame.
• "Nov. 4, 1946 Westside of N. Alameda St. N of Ferguson Alley. L.A. Cal."

  Businesses on North Alameda Street. Sue Yuen Cafe is in the center of the frame. S&G Malt Shop is on the right.
• “November 10, 1946 Harry Lew's Store on S. West Corner of N. Alameda Street, and Marchessault St (Now Sunset Blvd) Old Los Angeles Chinatown."

  Storefront of New Republic Co. general store at North 767 Alameda Street. A cat stands in the doorway. There is a sign for Lew Studio above the store as well as a neon sign for Lucky Lager.
• “Nov. 8, 1946 View is West into Ferguson Alley from N. Alameda St. L.A. Calif."

  View down Ferguson Alley from North Alameda Street. Political signs are pasted on the buildings closest to Alameda Street.