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There is no documented history on Sam Wo Restaurant and its early beginnings from its founding in 1912, although it was believed to be the oldest restaurant in Chinatown, built sometime around or after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. [3] One account states that Sam Wo had occupied the same 813 Washington Street location from 1907. [4]
Washington Street in Chinatown with Transamerica Pyramid in the background.. Officially, Chinatown is located in downtown San Francisco, covers 24 square blocks, [10] and overlaps five postal ZIP codes (94108, 94133, 94111, 94102, and 94109).
The temple closed in 1955 and reopened on May 4, 1975, [2] after the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 had caused a rejuvenation of San Francisco's Chinatown. [1] In May 2010, the one-hundredth anniversary of the temple was celebrated by a religious procession through the streets in the neighborhood, including dances and fireworks.
Johnny Kan (1906–1972) was a Chinese American restaurateur in Chinatown, San Francisco, ca 1950–1970.He was the owner of Johnny Kan's restaurant, which opened in 1953, and published a book on Cantonese cuisine, Eight Immortal Flavors, which was praised by Craig Claiborne and James Beard. [1]
The exact year is lost to history: The 1906 earthquake in San Francisco set off a fire that burned up reams of naturalization records — and also allowed many people to add extra “relatives ...
Edsel Ford Fung (often spelled Fong) (May 6, 1927 – April 24, 1984) was an American restaurant server from San Francisco, California. [1] He was called the "world's rudest, worst, most insulting waiter " and worked at the Sam Wo Chinese restaurant .
The Golden Dragon massacre [1] was a gang-related mass shooting that took place on September 4, 1977, inside the Golden Dragon Restaurant at 822 Washington Street in Chinatown, San Francisco, California, United States.
No, not the one in San Francisco, the one in Fresno. Just west of Chukchansi Park and the railroad tracks sits downtown’s less well known sister, Chinatown, a neighborhood born in the 1870s.