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歷史沿革 DEVELOPMENT HISTORY
Chinese immigrants already had a blueprint
for the new Chinatown. On Apr 22, 1937,
because federal laws only allowed citizens
to own land, the Chinese immigrants, with
help from Yuanfa Situ and Herbert Latham,
founded an organization called the China-
town Council, utilizing the citizenships of
American-born Chinese people. They pur-
chased the land from the railroad company
for 75 cents per inch, and hired two Cau-
casian designers, Earle Webster and Adrian
Wilson, for the basic structures. The new
Chinatown finished in 1938, containing 18
stores and one tofu factory.
開幕當天，新華埠妝點著中國式的燈籠和
彩帶，美國與中華民國的旗幟隨風飄揚。
應邀來到的遊客在身著傳統服式的仕女引
領下，走過舖著紅地氈的街道，參觀了美
齡路（蔣宋美齡）及三民路（三民主義）
。在當時相當活躍的藝術家，包括黃齊
耀、梁恩霖及演員Kate Luke等，捐出名
畫及雕塑以供展覽。開幕的活動在巡禮（
遊行）、舞獅、燃放爆竹、奏樂之後，晚
宴和舞會在重新建造的萬珍樓舉行，座上
賓包括州長Frank Merriam、好萊塢女影
羅省中華會館125週年 125 Anniversary CCBA LA | 17
二十世紀初葉，舊華埠的紅樓（嘉尼爾
大樓）曾經是洛杉磯華人的地下政府所
在，羅省中華會館曾在二樓辦公，樓中
還有其他多個社團，以及商舖。現在，
這棟歷史性建築物為華美博物館，位於
洛杉磯市立歷史公園內
The CCBA and various organizations organize
a self-ruled underground government in the
red-brick Garnier Building located in Old
Chinatown.This historical building, located
at the Los Angeles municipal historical
park in El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical
Monument, is where the Chinese American
Museum is located today.
星黃柳霜等政要和名流。
On the day of the opening, traditional Chi-
nese lanterns decorated the new Chinatown,
and both Chinese and American Flags were
flying in the wind. Waitresses who wore
traditional attires led visitors across the red
carpets covering the streets, passing Meil-
1938年9月，華人在舊華埠的嘉尼爾大樓前慶祝中秋節（圖片由南加州
華人歷史學會提供
In September 1938, Chinese people celebrate the Moon Festival in the Garnier
Building located in Old Chinatown. (Picture provided by the Southern California
Chinese Historic Academic Society)