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“Court in Chinatown San Francisco”
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“Court in Chinatown San Francisco,” 1886. Painting by Edwin Deakin (from the collection of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, bequest of Edith Clark Mau). This painting has been identified elsewhere as St. Louis Alley, and its general features appear to match an illustration by J.H.E. Partington made a dozen years later. Partington’s image depicted a steeper street incline, consistent with Jackson Street’s east-to-west slope.
Prior to the quake and fire of 1906, St. Louis Alley could be accessed from Jackson Street in the heart of San Francisco Chinatown. Starting at Jackson Street, St. Louis Alley extended southward, running parallel to Dupont Street and Ross Alley for a portion of its length. In the middle of the city block, the alley made a left turn to the east, becoming narrower while leading towards Dupont Street where it terminated between stores occupying 921 and 923 Dupont.
To view a map and more images of this alleyway of old Chinatown, go to my blog here:
Prior to the quake and fire of 1906, St. Louis Alley could be accessed from Jackson Street in the heart of San Francisco Chinatown. Starting at Jackson Street, St. Louis Alley extended southward, running parallel to Dupont Street and Ross Alley for a portion of its length. In the middle of the city block, the alley made a left turn to the east, becoming narrower while leading towards Dupont Street where it terminated between stores occupying 921 and 923 Dupont.
To view a map and more images of this alleyway of old Chinatown, go to my blog here:
“St. Louis Alley – Chinatown San Francisco,” 1898. (Lithograph by J.H.E. Partington from a private collection).
To the Chinese of San Francisco Chinatown, St. Louis Alley or Place was known as 聖路易巷 (canto: “Sing Low Yick Hong”). The origin of its alternate name, 火燒巷 (canto: “Faw Siu Hong”; lit. “Fire Lane”) remains obscure although this name may have been coined because of the occurrence of numerous fires in the alley.
To the Chinese of San Francisco Chinatown, St. Louis Alley or Place was known as 聖路易巷 (canto: “Sing Low Yick Hong”). The origin of its alternate name, 火燒巷 (canto: “Faw Siu Hong”; lit. “Fire Lane”) remains obscure although this name may have been coined because of the occurrence of numerous fires in the alley.
