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The Chinatown centered on Grant Avenue and Stockton Street in San Francisco, California, (Chinese: 唐人街; pinyin: tángrénjiē; Jyutping: tong4 jan4 gaai1) is the oldest Chinatown in North America and one of the largest Chinese enclaves outside Asia.
Jonah Raskin of the San Francisco Chronicle commented, “Choy’s book takes the curious and the puzzled in hand, shows them the key sights and the important landmarks, and opens the door to a vibrant past.” [6] Another review by The Sacramento Bee said, “Choy has produced a richly illustrated volume that celebrates the history and ...
The Occidental Board Presbyterian Mission House building was formed in 1876 in Chinatown in San Francisco, under the leadership of Margaret Culbertson (1834–1897). [ 3 ] [ 9 ] It was established as a home for Chinese girls that were escaping abusive employment, or prostitution.
Ross Alley was initially built in 1849, adjacent to the house of the pioneer merchant Charles L. Ross, from whom the name is derived. The original name was Stout's Alley , however, for Dr. Arthur Breese Stout, who had purchased Ross's house, which stood near the present-day corner of Washington and Ross Alley. [ 1 ]
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After a rich career in canning, shipping, hotels, banking, and other industries, Lew Hing considered his most worthy contribution to be the swimming pool for the youth at the San Francisco Chinese YMCA, built in 1925. For more than 80 years, the pool that Lew Hing built was the only swimming pool in San Francisco's Chinatown.
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.
The area was home to San Francisco's first French settlers. Approximately 3,000, sponsored by the French government, arrived near the end of the Gold Rush in 1851. [ 2 ] According to historian Gladys Hansen , the French shared Dupont Street (now Grant Avenue) with early Chinese settlers during the early days of Chinatown , and were more ...