Little Saigon.

Little Saigon started out right here at this small plaza around late 1978 or early 1979 as a convenient store a la 'Seven Eleven', then a mini market and later on Hoa Binh supermarket. I do have a vivid memory about the place, because, as an E.S.L. teacher at the time, the children of the owner were my students at Wardlow of Fountain Valley School District. Now, after many owner changes, the super market no longer exists.

An overpass for pedestrians is badly needed at this main walkway connecting two main plazas of Little Saigon.

Phuoc Loc Tho (Asian Garden) mall.

Upstair is a big restaurant specialized in wedding banquet. Downstair is the famed pho 'Hoa' restaurant now open around the clock with outdoor tables and heater to cater the smoking clientele.

A luxury SUV makes a turn into the mall followed by another identical vehicle.

View from inside the mall.

Here, at the food court inside the mall, one can find a variety of Vietnamese dishes from pho to salad roll. The place has improved its look and service over the years. A good place to rest your tired feet and sample the Vietnamese cuisine. There is a big travel agency upstair where I buy all my plane tickets.

A view from one major plaza to the other one.

A woman and her companion at the shrine inside the mall, she is probably wishing good luck from the red face deity.