Clusters of buildings with chinese signs suddenly appear just a block away from the Italian neighborhood. Even the Bank Of America sign is in Chinese and red lanterns hang as decoration year round.
Philadelphia PA...the city of "Brotherly Love", birthplace of a nation, and of course...home of one heck of a cheesesteak. But, there is still so much to see and do even now in this vibrant, active city.
The last rural chinatown in california, Locke was founded in 1915 after a fire broke out in the nearby town of walnut grove. It is a fully functioning town but almost completely unchanged since 1920.
Chinatown's shopkeepers sell all kinds of trinkets, including shiny, smooth, pocket-sized, jade amulets, which make great paperweights, coffee table decorations or (if you're a bit clever) fridge magnets.
Lanterns look like curtains on the window of a shopping stall at Singapore's Chinatown.
going up..
Experience SF that you will probably never bother getting up early enough to see... even Chinatown was deep asleep.
Chinatown? Seems unlikely with a lone shopper as Chinatown is always teeming with people, especially those out for a cheap bargain.