| Notice all the car dealers around 10th (Olympic) and Olive streets.
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May 20, 1910: Sgt. Charles E. “Charlie” Sebastian, the future police chief and mayor of Los Angeles, leads another raid on gambling in Chinatown. Notice that the officers borrowed cars for the raid, perhaps because the department’s vehicles were unreliable. What’s particularly interesting is the description of all the hidden panels and compartments used to conceal evidence. “It is said that the interior of Ah Chee's place is partially demolished. This has happened dozens of times before but he quickly rebuilds and makes the place more indestructible and his doors thicker,” The Times says. |
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