Grant near Sacramento circa 1940

View north on Grant toward Sacramento. Signs for Lotus Bowl, Chinese Village, Noodles Hang Far Low, Kimonos, Chop Suey, Canton Low, The Chop Stick. [Grant Avenue, Chinatown SF,CA 63 7B H1120] [Street Scene in Chinatown - This quaint and unusual area is the world's largest Chinese community outside China, located within few minutes walk of San Francisco's fashionable shopping district. The interesting shops and gorgeous Bazaars, with their bewildering variety of of colorful exquisite and alluring Oriental merchandise, the Cafes, Theatres, beautiful costumes, all combine to make the day spent in Chinatown a memorable one to thousands of visitors to San Francisco.][Pictorial Wonderland Art-Tone Series 63]
Photographer Unknown / Stanley A. Piltz (Greg Gaar Postcard Collection / Courtesy of Greg Gaar)




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