Why are Gas Prices Declining?
So we’re pretty much left with the futures traders who buy or sell crude oil — or more accurately, certificates that represent a certain amount of crude oil — based on what they think is going to happen to the supply of and demand for the product. When gas prices soared in 2005, it was only partly the result of such physical issues as oil fields burning in the Middle East. The price of crude oil is a major factor in the price you pay at the pump (see How Gas Prices Work).
Christine Sterling, who worked on the conversion of a neglected street into the Mexican-themed Olvera Street, conceived of a similar plan for the displaced Chinese American population. The architect was William Tuntke, and construction was supervised by Tom Kemp, from Paramount Studios. Some replica buildings in China City came from the set of the 1937 Hollywood blockbuster, The Good Earth. A dragon decoration was salvaged from the Los Angeles Times building. 37 featuring Chinese-style architecture, restaurants, shops, rickshaw rides, a lotus pond, and a temple. Costumed workers greeted tourists, and a Chinese opera troupe performed live shows in front of the shops.
The neighborhood that has become Chinatown was formerly Sonoratown and then Little Italy. In the 1930s, under the efforts of Chinese-American community leader Peter Soo Hoo Sr., the design and operational concepts for a New Chinatown evolved through a collective community process, resulting in a blend of Chinese and American architecture. Chinatown was designed by Hollywood film set designers, and a “Chinese” movie prop was subsequently donated by film director Cecil B. DeMille to give Chinatown an exotic atmosphere. Many built businesses, including wineries (San Antonio Winery is still in existence). In the early 20th century, Italian immigrants settled in the area north of the Old Plaza. Hollywoodized version of Shanghai, containing names such as Bamboo Lane, Gin Ling Way and Chung King Road (named after the city of Chongqing in mainland China).
The interior was left unchanged and it has been used as a filming location. Alpine Recreation Center, at 817 Yale Street, has a combined and multipurpose room with a capacity of 250. Two indoor gymnasiums have capacities of 450 each. Spring Street and the tracks of the Metro L Line. Chinese translation on a street sign at College Street and Broadway. There are also basketball courts (lighted/indoor/outdoor), a children’s play area and volleyball courts (lighted). This sign reads in Cantonese Dai hok gai and in Mandarin as Da xue jie (da xue means college or university).
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