The Chinatown, centered on Grant Avenue and Stockton Street in San Francisco, California, is the oldest Chinatown in North America and is one of the largest Chinese enclaves outside Asia. It is also t
Chinatown businesses line Jackson Street, with the Bay Bridge in the background.
Washington Street in Chinatown with Transamerica Pyramid in the background.
Willard Worden, Midnight in Chinatown, gelatin silver print, 1903.
Chinatowns are enclaves of Chinese people outside of China. The first Chinatown in the United States was San Francisco's Chinatown in 1848, and many other Chinatowns were established in the 19th centu
Chinatown, San Francisco
…this problem, the local public transit agency, Muni extended the city's subway network to the neighborhood via the new Central Subway. Unlike in most Chinatowns in the United States, ethnic Chinese refugees from Vietnam have not established businesses in San Francisco's Chinatown district, due to high property values and rents…
Chinatown, Manhattan, the highest concentration of Chinese people outside Asia.
The entrance arch at the Los Angeles's Chinatown
Hilton Square in San Gabriel, California
Atlantic Times Square in Monterey Park, California