October 26–November 2, 2000

naked city

Border Lines: Chinatown

10th and Arch Streets.

photography by Kass Mencher

Where: Filbert Street to Callowhill Street, 12th Street to 8th Street.

Who: Asian Americans and Asian immigrants, restaurant owners and food service employees, food distributors, textile workers/manufacturers.

What It Looks Like: A densely packed area of late 19th-century rowhomes, markets and restaurants mixed with modern housing communities with lots of green space, such as Hing Wah Yuen at 9th and Callowhill Streets. Notable landmark: The 10th Street Arch, a colorful gateway to the neighborhood.

Why It’s a Good Place to Live: "We are a neighborhood of families, working people, small businesses, churches and community institutions, not just tourist stops." —Sign in the window at Asian Americans United, 913 Arch St.

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Holy Redeemer School student/ crossing guard Byron Trinh.			Chinese Gospel Church, 200 block of 12th Street.

Rong Zhao (age 9) at Holy Redeemer School playground, 9th and Vine.			Fence surrounding Hing Wah Yuen, 9th and Callowhill.

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