Circa 1982 - The Sing Fat Building - One of the main reasons the buildings in Chinatown were intentionally designed with Chinese details and pagoda roofs after the 1906 earthquake and fire was because there was a lot of talk about forcing the Chinese to move out of the now-high-priced real estate of the area. The added details were the Chinese communitys way of reinforcing their conviction to stay in the area.
Posted on: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 06:51:27 +0000
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