24 The Mandarin Theatre
25 City Lights Bookstore
26 Chinese Hospital
27 Chinese American Citizens Alliance
28 Chinese Episcopal Methodist Church
29 Gordon J. Lau Elementary School
30 Gum Moon Residence
31 Chinese Presbyterian Church
32 St. Mary’s Chinese Mission
33 Hop Wo Benevolent Association
34 The Chinese YWCA (The Chinese Historical Society of America) & YWCA Residence Club
35 Donaldina Cameron House
36 Chinese Central High School
37 Chinese Consolidation Benevolent Association
38 Kong Chow Benevolent Association
39 Kuomintang (KMT)
Short Tour No. 3
Stockton Street
From Waverly Street, walk uphill toward Stockton Street. Within Stockton Street lies the complex social, political, and cultural milieu that is Chinatown. Traditional “old world” culture of the East stands juxtaposed with the churches of the West, symbols of assimilation. Take a side trip up Clay Street to No. 34, the YWCA building, now the Chinese Historical Society of America. This museum is highly recommended. A modest admission fee is charged. Visit No. 35 Cameron House, proceed downhill back onto Stockton, head north to Washington then uphill on Washington and visit No. 29 Gordon Elementary School and No. 30 the Gum Moon Residence. Return to Stockton and continue north and visit No. 27 the Chinese American Citizens Alliance; continue northward to Jackson, then uphill and visit No. 26 the Chinese Hospital. Walk through Washington to Pacific and compete with locals for a true shopping experience. See live fish, crabs, and lobsters just as your grandparents had in their days. Continue down Pacific, head North onto Grant to Kerouac Alley to City Lights on Columbus Avenue.
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