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
Very Handsome Man , Unknown subject @ Goong Chew
This guy is in the groove of his job at the moment it's about 1938. Note the clean white shirt & cumberbun
Very handsome Man, Boxing Duck @ Goong Chew
a peaceful look at the camera , mid-process.
Post No Bills ! 1940
Advertisements and Political Posters litter this wall
Wares For Sale in Grant Ave. Merchants Window
Tandoori Pot, Snake Charmers Horn, Table Games
1021 Grant Ave. - Mandarin Theater Entrance . Now Showing
Grant Ave. Chinese Theater included live theatrical performances, movies and political events
