![]() ![]() A See Yup man was not allowed to enter into competition with a Sam Yup. The Sam Yups were all businessmen and they invariably controlled the business of Canton as well as the business in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Then again, there were See Yup men they were all laboring men. In way of explanation, there were for instance Hock Kah men they were all barbers. Although all of these Chinese were from the province of Canton, they spoke different languages and dialects. It was a common sight to see these express wagons going west on Brannan (the old Pacific Mail docks were located on First and Brannan Streets) to Third Street, along Third Street to Market Street, crossing Market Street to Kearny, and along Kearny to Sacramento Street where they would be discharged to go to the different “companies” to which they belonged. After a sufficient number had been marked to fill up a good-sized express wagon, it was the custom to throw all the baggage onto the wagon and place each Chinaman on top of his belongings. The customs house officers would search each Chinaman as well as his baggage, and then chalk-mark him with a cross. Therefore, there was quite a number of the pioneer Chinese here in the days of the old “gold fever.” These Chinese had come on the old Pacific Mail steamers. True it is they had been coming in since 1848, but relatively few at a time. It was then located on the north side of Washington Street, about 100 feet east of Stockton.Ĭhinese at that time were coming in from the Orient at about 1,400 on every steamer. One of my early recollections was attendance at the First Baptist Sunday School in 1866. San Francisco’s Chinatown has been known to me since childhood, when it occupied only Sacramento Street, Kearny Street, and halfway up to Stockton Street. He describes the conditions in San Francisco’s Chinatown before the Great Earthquake and Fire of 1906 as seen from his perspective as a member of the “Chinatown Squad.” His police career began in San Antonio, Texas, and was a police officer in San Diego before he returned to San Francisco. Before he joined the police department he studied taxidermy, worked as a sailor, drayman, and butcher, and toured Europe as a contortionist. He began as a beat officer, and then served as a sergeant of the “Chinatown Squad.” He served as Chief of Police after the 1906 earthquake, retired, and was later appointed to the Police Commission. ![]() Jesse Brown Cook (1860-1938) served the San Francisco Police Department from the late 1880s to the 1930s. Please ask out tour guides for recommendations and for more more sightseeing ideas.īy Commissioner Jesse B. You will see the heart of Chinatown between these stops. We highly recommend hopping off at one of the stops and walking from one to the other. Mary's Church, California and Grant, built in 1852, is one of the few buildings to escape destruction by the great fire of 1906.Ĭity Sightseeing's Downtown Double Decker Bus Tour has two Hop On Hop Off Stops in Chinatown Restaurants are excellent (Try House of Nan-King) Old St. Streets are lined with shops and trading companies offering a variety of colorful merchandise - silk, jade, artifacts and antiques. Grant Avenue is San Francisco's first street (formerly Dupont Street) and stands today as the center of Chinatown. The gateway to Chinatown at Bush and Grant Avenue was given to the city of San Francisco by the Republic of Taiwan. ![]() A population of around 70,000 live in 30 square blocks. San Francisco's is the largest Chinatown outside Asia. City & Woods: Hop-On Hop-Off Tour & Muir Woods Tour Self-Guided Electric Bike Tour (Bike Rental) Half Day Wine Country Tour Private Tuk Tuk San Francisco City Tour Bus & Boat & Bike Adventure 2-Day Hop On Hop Off Tour San Francisco Bay Cruise & Double Decker Night Tour 1-Day Hop On Hop Off Tour 1-Day Hop On Hop Off & Night Tour 2-Day Hop On Hop Off & Night Tour Alcatraz & 2-Day Hop-On Hop-Off Muir Woods & Sausalito Tour San Francisco Bay Cruise Muir Woods and Wine Country Tour San Francisco Double Decker City Tour Aquarium of the Bay California Academy of Sciences Self-Guided Bike Tour (Comfort Bike Rental) Guided Bike Tour - Golden Gate Bridge to Sausalito San Francisco Guided Electric Bike Tour Waterfront & North Beach Segway Tour Wharf Quick and Fun Segway Tour Yosemite National Park Monterey & Carmel Tour Full Day Wine Country Tour Walt Disney Family Museum San Francisco Zoo City & Wine: Hop On Hop Off Tour & Half Day Wine Tour Bus and Boat Adventure San Francisco Night Tour Bus and Bike Adventure ![]()
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