Chinese Telephone Exchange

Chinese Telephone Exchange circa 1940

743 Washington near Grant [Chinatown Telephone Exchange Building - The quaint San Francisco Chinatown Pacific Tel. Co. building was erected in 1909 to conform to Chinese architectural traditions. It houses what is believed to be the only Chinese Telephone Office outside of China itself.]

Photographer Unknown / Stanley A. Piltz (Greg Gaar Postcard Collection / Courtesy of Greg Gaar)

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Keywords: postcard color building landmark linen
Neighborhoods: Chinatown

Format: postcard,
Added on Dec 1, 2022

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