Ina dhiaidh sin, iarr mé a siúl ag imeall an áit ar feadh tamaill. Bhí díth mé a dul amach ag spaisteioireacht, mar ní raibh mé ábalta a déanamh na gcos moch ar maidín. Nuair go raibh ag siopadoireacht Lena agus Niall, d'imigh mé achar beag uait.
D'fhoglaim mé faoi bunús na bóithre beag. Thosaigh siad óna 1938-40 a tógtha sa chomharsanacht. Bhí sí in aice leis an seanbhaile go raibh milleadh a tógáil an stásiúin traenach ar lár i gCathair na hÁingeal.
D'aimnigh stráideannaí chúil a thabhairt do Chiang Kai-shek. Bhí ceannaire náisinúaí an tSín riamh Cumannachas. Bhí achan bóthar anseo go tugtha ainm ómósach de reir na ceannaire sin.
Tá mhórchuid duine Síneach ag imithe a bhain siad faoi soir go Cathair na hÁingeal anois. Go minic, dhún siopa bhrontannas fadó. Mar sin féin, bain sult as duine áitiúl ag cuartaíocht agus duine Síneach ag turasóireacht a feicéail solas neon ina "sean" ceantar Síneach leis botharíní leath-fholamh air fós.
Walking around Chinatown.
I went walking around the Chinatown district an hour ago. I went with Niall and Lena to "Via Cafe" there. We went to eat a Vietnamese dinner.
Afterwards, I wanted to walk around the place for awhile. I needed to go out strolling, since I was not able to get on my feet earlier in the morning. When Lena and Niall went shopping, I went off a short way away.
I learned about the origin of the little roads. They were built from 1938-40 in the neighborhood. It was near the old town that was destroyed to build the railway station in the center of the City of the Angels.
The back streets were named after Chiang Kai-shek. He was the nationalist leader of China before Communism. Every street here was given an honorific name on account of that leader.
The major share of Chinese people went off to settle down to the east now of Los Angeles. Often, gift stores have closed long ago. Nevertheless, local people visiting and Chinese people as tourists still enjoy seeing the neon lights of "old" Chinatown's half-empty lanes.
Ghriangraf: "Old Chinatown LA.com"
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