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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 following is a list of streets and alleys that are within or pass through San Francisco's Chinatown. [1] [2] [3] ... Waverly Place: Pike Street: 天后廟街 ...
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.
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Meanwhile, a number of restaurants in Chinatown, including ones that could hold wedding receptions, had been declining. More restaurateurs shifted to the Avenues and the South Bay, more likely middle-class areas. [1] Brandon Jew (周英卓), a Chinese American, was born in a year of the Goat in San Francisco and raised in its Richmond District.
Upper storeys of the Eng Family Benevolent Association building in Chinatown, San Francisco at 53 Waverly Pl. Eng Family Benevolent Association, also referred to as Eng Suey Sun Association (Chinese: 伍胥山公所; Jyutping: ng5 seoi1 saan1 gung1 so2; pinyin: Wǔxūshān Gōngsuǒ), was founded by members of the Eng (伍) clan, who emigrated from China to various parts of the world while ...
Clarion Performing Arts Center, [4] on Waverly Place, was a music store, opened in 1982; [4] Clara Hsu replaced it with a nonprofit in 2019. [5] [6] [7] [8]Grant Avenue Follies began in 2004, a traditional floor show, at Clarion Performing Arts Center and on the road for festivals and groups.
Waverly Jong is named for (and grew up on) Waverly Place in San Francisco's Chinatown. Waverly is an independent-minded and intelligent woman, but is annoyed by her mother's constant criticism. Well into her adult life, she finds herself restrained by her subconscious fear of letting her mother down.