China City developed by Christine Sterling (Olvera Street creator), bordered by Ord, Spring, Main and Macy streets, was a walled enclave featuring Chinese style architecture, including buildings from the 1937 Hollywood production of The Good Earth. It opened in 1938 and was destroyed by an arson fire in 1949.
The children delighted in the festivities surrounding Olvera Street, donning velvet jackets and embroidered dresses. There was an acrobatic monkey performing, as well as the Mascaras, whose masks were created by Ramon Rodriguez.
A different photograph of Patricia Huddleson taken on the same occasion appears with the headline, "Mexican Costumes Modeled," Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec 1935: D4.
The children delighted in the festivities surrounding Olvera Street, donning velvet jackets and embroidered dresses. There was an acrobatic monkey performing, as well as the Mascaras, whose masks were created by Ramon Rodriguez.