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San Gabriel is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 39,804. Mission San Gabriel Arcangel, established in 1771, is the cradle of the San Gabriel Valley and one of many missions in California. It suffered from earthquake damage in the past, but it has undergone a major restoration process over the years. In the 1990s, plans to turn the area on Mission Road into a tourist attraction have largely failed.
Asian Americans form a near-majority in the city's population. San Gabriel has a massive, diverse, and vibrant ethnic Chinese and Vietnamese American business district on Valley Boulevard, with three major Asian supermarkets, numerous mini-malls, and an endless row of small businesses. An eclectic mix of Taiwanese delis and boba tea cafes, Hong Kong cafes and seafood restaurants, Mainland Chinese noodle and dumpling restaurants, and Vietnamese pho restaurants and Banh Mi shops all lend to an unique commercial business district. However, it has not been called a " Chinatown". The area is less around 10 miles east from the old Chinatown, Los Angeles in Downtown Los Angeles.
The largest Asian shopping center in the area is called San Gabriel Square, which was constructed in the early 1990s to Mediterranean-style architecture with 99 Ranch Market99 Ranch Market (, also called Tawa Supermarket in its Chinese name, sometimes called Ranch 99 due to confusion based on its logo) is one of the largest Asian American supermarket chains in the United States. It operates mainly on the West Coast, especial as the main business, and boasting an upscale department store, jewelry shops, and a multitude of authentic Asian restaurants. The shopping center replaced a dying drive-in theaterThe drive-in theater is a form of cinema structure (or rather, lack thereof), the first of which opened on June 6, 1933 in Camden, New Jersey. It consists of, quite simply, a large field, a projection booth and a large, whitewashed wall. It allows the aud and the parking lot was built over a flood channel . A panoramic picture of this awesome complex facing southwest is available from http://www.milpitasquare.com/San%20Gabriel%20Square%20at%20Dusk.htm. There are other impressive shopping centers nearby. Another active strip mall, containing San Gabriel SuperstoreSan Gabriel Superstore is a hypermarket and a strip mall that stands on the corner of San Gabriel and Valley Boulevards. Inside is a large compound containing a supermarket that sells Asian produce, meats, and preserved foods, a food court that sells to g, is located a short drive to the east. San Gabriel SuperstoreSan Gabriel Superstore is a hypermarket and a strip mall that stands on the corner of San Gabriel and Valley Boulevards. Inside is a large compound containing a supermarket that sells Asian produce, meats, and preserved foods, a food court that sells to g replaced TargetA target can signify: An object which is aimed or fired at, e. in military action, archery, firing practice or darts A stated goal, e. in business, education or organisational objectives An object or victim of criticism, bullying or crime A biological tar in the early 90's.
A great Los Angeles TimesThe Los Angeles Times (also L. Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the Western United States. With a circulation of 965,633 readers per day as of 2002, it is the second-largest metropolitan newspaper story on San Gabriel's "Chinatown" can be found on http://www.latimes.com/la-fo-tour15jan15001435.htmlstory.
1 Geography
San Gabriel is located at 34°5'39" North, 118°5'54" West (34.094176, -118.098449) 1The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. These sources are cited within the thousands of articles which link to this page..
According to the United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. Its mission is defined in the Constitution of the United States, which directs that the population be enumerated at least once every te, the city has a total area of 10.7 km˛ (4.1 mi˛). 10.7 km˛ (4.1 mi˛) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.
