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The oldest alley in San Francisco, Ross Alley was considered to be one of the main locations for brothels, especially during the days of the Barbary Coast. [2] [3] Women were brought to the slave dens and served against their will. [4] [5] Ross Alley was also notorious for highbinders and gambling dens in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Production of Big Trouble in Little China was partially shaped by its anticipation of competition with Paramount Pictures' upcoming The Golden Child. The two movies share similar themes , both comedic action-adventures following a Californian everyman drawn into a plot centering around Chinese mysticism.
Photographer Benjamen Chinn lived on Commercial Street and played a part ensuring the street brick patterns remained so as to pay homage to its historical significance as part of Chinatown. Commercial street sign is also seen, while blurry, in the movie 'Big Trouble In Little China'.
Portola Drive is the extension of Market Street into the south and western portion of San Francisco; San Jose Avenue, a major commuter road, brings thousands of cars into San Francisco every day (aka the Bernal Cut) Van Ness Avenue acts as US 101 through the heart of San Francisco from the Central Freeway towards the northern section of the ...
A pedestrian walks along an empty street in San Francisco on Feb. 13, with a poster on a building on the left of a different time. (Carlos Barria/Reuters) (Carlos Barria / reuters)
He later starred as Grandpa Mori in the 3 Ninjas franchise, and the cult-classics, Big Trouble in Little China and Tremors. Director Bernardo Bertolucci had trouble with Wong on the set of The Last Emperor amid arguments over historical authenticity and cut most of Wong's scenes in the film, which won the Best Picture Oscar for 1987.
In San Francisco’s upscale Russian Hill neighborhood, there’s a gorgeous Edwardian-style home painted in periwinkle blue, selling for a surprising $488,800 — even though it’s worth $1.8 ...
A city in trouble. For years, San Francisco has experienced twin realities, with the immense wealth of Silicon Valley competing with the incredible despair of the city’s homeless population, now ...