The Dragon Gate stands at the intersection of Bush Street and Grant Avenue, marked by its distinctive green-tiled roofs, stone support columns, and three separate portals. Dedicated in October nineteen seventy, the structure was a gift…
Chinatown Crime and Hauntings
We'll walk the dimly lit alleys of Chinatown at dusk to learn about historic tong wars, ghost stories, and neighborhood lore. This route reveals an atmospheric side of the district, exploring historical struggles and midnight architecture.
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1. Dragon Gate San Francisco
2. Old Saint Mary's Cathedral
Old Saint Mary's Cathedral sits on the corner of California Street and Grant Avenue, easily identified by the red brick walls and the clock tower that rises above the surrounding buildings. When the cornerstone was laid in eighteen…
3. Cameron House
Cameron House at nine hundred and twenty Sacramento Street is a five-story building constructed of salvaged clinker bricks. Founded in eighteen seventy-four as the Occidental Mission Home, the site functioned for decades as a refuge for…
4. Waverly Place
Waverly Place is a narrow, two-block street in San Francisco’s Chinatown, easily identified by the colourful, ornate balconies that line its buildings. Long known locally as Tin Hau Temple Street, it is named for the Tin Hau Temple, which…
5. Spofford Street
Spofford Street is a narrow, single-block alleyway in the heart of San Francisco’s Chinatown, recognisable by the constant, rhythmic sound of mah-jong tiles being shuffled and clacked from behind residential doorways. This quiet lane,…
6. Ross Alley
Ross Alley runs for one city block between Washington and Jackson Streets, distinguished as the oldest alley in San Francisco. Established in eighteen forty-nine, the passage takes its name from Charles L. Ross, a pioneer merchant who…
7. Golden Dragon Restaurant
The Golden Dragon Restaurant occupies eight hundred and eighteen Washington Street. Its storefront is marked by a distinctive green tiled facade, which remains from the period when the building housed one of the busiest Cantonese dining…
8. Portsmouth Square Park
Portsmouth Square is defined by its tiered design featuring red-painted columns and curved, tiled roofs that rise above the surrounding street level. This one-block space is the oldest public plaza in San Francisco, dating back to eighteen…