The first Chinese on record arrived in Los Angeles in 1852, but by 1910 Old Chinatown had grown to cover approximately 15 streets. In 1931, a California Supreme Court decision was upheld approving land condemnations and the construction of the new Union Station upon the site of Old Chinatown. The Los Angeles Chinatown Project Association was formed in 1937 and by February the following year the first tenants were moving to New Chinatown. The dedication ceremony took place on took place on June 25, 1938

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