Here is a view of old Chinatown in 1871.
This is the junction of Los Angeles Street, Arcadia Street and Aliso Street.
Extreme right is "calle de los negros".
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above: The stagecoach in the foreground is owned by the Lafayette Hotel.
The Lafayette Hotel was the second hotel in Los Angeles. The first hotel was the Bella Union (see below).
below: Here is the first hotel in Los Angeles, the Bella Union in 1865.
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below: This is the Bella Union Hotel a few years later in 1871.
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below: Around 1876 the Bella Union became the St. Charles Hotel.
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above: Notice the very unique "Rifle and Pistol Shooting" sign.