900 Block Grant Ave. View North w/ the Li Po Lounge

Still a 2 way street

700 Block of Grant Ave View North of Clay St Cable Car

Waverly Place Rooftops

Grant Ave at Clay , view east down clay st

Sacramento Street Cable Car @ Grant Ave

Grant at Clay, Iwata & Co. #1

900 Grant at Washington Fay On Chong 850 Grant East Side

Produce crate from the Produce market down washington st

Tao Yuan Restaurant, Underground Noodle House 809 Clay st

Clay St @ Grant Ave

2 Shine Boys At work

Chickens & Squab For sale

Grant Ave merchants dealing in traditional fresh bird

Waverly Place Balcony

View East On Jackson St from Grant

a rustic chinatown....

600 Block Jackson St- Moon Cafe

921 Grant Ave -Man Fung Wo & Co.

900 Grant - Suey Chong Co Import /Export

801-803 Grant Ave West Side- Yee Wo Co & Sun Tai Lok Co.

3 Merchant Kids -NewDealers Home

3 Merchant Kids, girls reading the News

3 Merchant Kids- Rock/Paper/Scissors

158 Waverly Place -Twin Dragons, View east to Grant Ave down Washington St

This is #44 on the 1940 Merry Makers Map of SF , It had a Circular Bar and fine cocktails advertised

Chinatown Street vendor selling Roasted Nuts

With the fire in the middle tin and the roasting happening on the top tray, the bottom tub would hold water to prevent falling ashes from causing fires. The larger cart has steam lofting from it.

Newsdealers Son with Tinfoil baseball 1938

Political news of the period pinned up japan is at war with china at the time of this photo

Shanghai Low Chop Suey Restaurant 522-530 Grant Ave

Excellent Neon Sign for a popular joint, next to Madame Eno's Old St.Mary's in the background

ShangHai Low Building Front 524 Grant Ave.

Fine ,Post Quake Brickwork Building with Chinese Shutters First Class Mandarin Dishes

Canton Bazaar Chinese Arts & Lotus Bowl Chinese Food Restaurant

Old St.Mary's in the background , 600 Block of Grant @ California St Despite awnings and superficial changes ,Canton Bazaar is still open 75 years after this photo being taken