I suspect this was just the latest in a regularly played game between locals. They did not seem to be very interested in the New Year’s parade.
Last weekend the annual Lunar New Year Parade marched through Chinatown in Los Angeles. While the parade was colorful, much else happened off the parade route. (See photos of the 2016 parade here.)
This was new! An old man in a gold jacket and orange hat was telling fortunes in a shop off the main plaza in Chinatown. He scrutinized some type of chart intently.
The Chinese Chamber of Commerce put a lot of energy into the event including rock musicians on one stage, Chinese lion dancers and acrobats on another stage and, of course, parked nearby were the food trucks and the other local vendors one finds at almost every public festival in Los Angeles.
Local building owners obviously have been sprucing up their buildings in Chinatown, perhaps under the influence of the enormous apartment complex that is being built right beside the Gold Line Metro Station. You can see it below. Sadly, it is so huge that it obstructs the view of the old, historic buildings in Chinatown.
Here are photos of some of what I saw.
This young man on the left is ready to explode the popper, that tall red cylinder in his hand. It will shower the area with pastel bits of paper. Meanwhile two women on the right end of the bench are taking selfies.Cotton candy and balloon vendors are found at every festive street event in Los Angeles. There were two or three of them at the Chinese New Year parade.What should you do while waiting for the parade to start? Play rummy, of course. The young woman told me he always won.The red lanterns have been updated this year. The old ones had faded to pink after years and years of exposure to sunlight.Buildings all over Chinatown seem to have been painted recently. I love the colors on this building facing an alley.This colossal apartment complex is next to the Gold Line Metro station. and, sadly, completely blocks the view of the historic Chinatown buildings.I skipped out before the parade ended and made my way to the Gold Line Metro station for Chinatown and went home.
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