Eric found a Free Walking Tour of Chinatown on the internet. It is our guide to the neighborhood's interesting and historic sites.
Our tour starts at Chinatown's
Chinese immigrants started arriving in San Francisco in 1848, in search of a better life. After gold was found in 1848 immigration from China increased. After working on the Transcontinental Railroad, many Chinese Laborers moved to San Francisco. This neighborhood's population boomed during the late 1800s.
Strings of Chinese Lanterns
decorate some of the streets.
Shunned by white Americans and uninterested in assimilating into an unwelcoming society, Chinatown relied on family connections and benevolent associations to provide social and political support to newcomers.
Chinatown was originally a ghetto. After the 1906 earthquake and fires, new buildings with Chinese architectural features were constructed to create an exotic destination for visitors.
Many buildings have steep roofs
There's a Cable Car route
is the first planned Cathedral
in California.
Nam Kue School opened in 1920
in an effort to preserve Chinese
history, culture & the language.
The Goddess of Democracy was created during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in China calling for democracy and government reforms. The protests were violently put down by the Chinese Army.
One of many Chinatown
murals
Eric & I stop at this
decorated building.
It is the home of the Sue Hing Benevolent Association and the Tin How Temple, the oldest Taoist Temple in the country.
Cookie purchases.
These narrow alleys developed
to add extra space for businesses
in fast-growing, densely
packed neighborhood.
An outdoor vegetable stand
So popular that the business keeps
irregular hours (Check their Facebook
Page) & has lots of customers
whenever they are open.
This stark, modern building is
the largest Buddhist Church
in the country.
We stop as Great Eastern
Restaurant for Dim Sum.
Chinatown preserves and shares its culture with the world.
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