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1876 print CHINATOWN, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (#153)

Description: Tour32_153 1876 print CHINATOWN, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (#153) Nice view titled Rue du Marche a San Francisco, from wood engraving with fine detail and clear impression, nice hand coloring, approx. page size is 28.5 x 19.5 cm, approx. image size is 23.5 x 15.5 cm. From Le Tour du Monde, French 19th century illustrated magazine. Chinatown, San Francisco San Francisco's Chinatown is the oldest Chinatown in North America and the largest Chinese community outside Asia. Since its establishment in the 1840s, it has been highly important and influential in the history and culture of ethnic Chinese immigrants to the United States and North America. Chinatown is, by no means, a chintzy tourist trap. In fact, it is a living, breathing, and thriving enclave that continues to retain its own customs, languages, places of worship, social clubs, and identity. Popularly known as a "city-within-a-city", it has developed its own government, traditions, over 300 restaurants, and as many shops. There are two hospitals, numerous parks and squares, a post office and other infrastructure. Visitors easily become immersed in a microcosmic Asian world, filled with herbal shops, temples, pagoda roofs and dragon parades. In addition to it being a starting point and home for thousands of Chinese immigrants, it is also a major tourist attraction — drawing more visitors annually to the neighborhood than the Golden Gate Bridge. Location Chinatown has been traditionally defined by the neighborhoods of North Beach, and Telegraph Hill areas as bound by Bush Street, Taylor Street, Bay Street, and the water. Officially, Chinatown is located in downtown San Francisco, and overlaps five Postal ZIP Codes. It is within an area of roughly 1 mile long by 1.34 miles wide. The current boundary is roughly Montgomery Street, Columbus Avenue and The City's Financial District in the East, Union Street and North Beach in the North all the way to its Northernmost point from the intersection of Jones Street and Lombard Street in Russian Hill to Lombard Street and Grant Avenue in Telegraph Hill. The Southeast is bounded by Bush Street with Union Square. Geography Within Chinatown there are two major thoroughfares. One is Grant Avenue, with the Dragon Gate (aka "Chinatown Gate" on some maps) on the intersection of Bush Street and Grant Avenue; St. Mary's Square with a statue of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen; a war memorial to Chinese war veterans; and stores, restaurants and mini-malls that cater mainly to tourists. The other, Stockton Street, is frequented less often by tourists, and it presents an authentic Chinese look and feel, reminiscent of Hong Kong, with its produce and fish markets, stores, and restaurants. Chinatown has smaller side streets and alleyways providing character. A major focal point in Chinatown is Portsmouth Square. Due to its being one of the few open spaces in Chinatown, Portsmouth Square bustles with activity such as Tai Chi and old men playing Chinese chess. A replica of the Goddess of Democracy used in the Tiananmen Square protest was built in 1999 by Thomas Marsh, and stands in the square. It is made of bronze and weighs approximately 600 lb (270 kg).

Price: 20 USD

Location: Zagreb, HR

End Time: 2024-11-02T06:54:19.000Z

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1876 print CHINATOWN, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (#153)

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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

Item must be returned within: 30 Days

Refund will be given as: Money Back

Print Type: Engraving

Size Type/ Largest Dimension: Small (Up to 14'')

Art: Print

Style: Realism

Listed By: Dealer or Reseller

Date of Creation: 1800-1899

Subject: Architecture & Cityscape

Original/Reproduction: Original Print

Type: Print

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