In 2021, the Louie Family Foundation awarded CHSSC a grant to research the history of the Grandview Gardens Restaurant. In order to learn more about the restaurant and its owners, CHSSC contacted the Wong family. Sophia Wong, daughter of Norman Wong, and her cousin Calvin Wong, son of  Doc Wong, to learn more. Both Calvin and Sophia have had a continuing interest in the Wong family history as well as the history of the restaurant. They were very generous with their time and their artifacts.

Our latest online exhibit was created from Calvin and Sophia’s stories of their experiences at the restaurant in New Chinatown and from the photos and other artifacts they shared. Grandview Gardens first opened in Los Angeles’ Old Chinatown in 1925. It later moved to New Chinatown in 1961. Tyrus Wong was commissioned to paint two large murals for the restaurant: a landscape for the dining room and Chinese theatrical figures for the restaurant’s bar.

Learn the fascinating history of the Grandview Gardens Restaurant by clicking on the image below.