Riverside
From http://www.saveourchinatown.org - In 1868 Chinese masons were in the Riverside to make and lay bricks in the traditional Chinese method for the historic Jensen-Alvarado Ranch buildings. The first Chinese businesses were on Seventh St. between Main and Market in 1878. Early Chinatown was located downtown, near the Mission Inn and a few blocks from the Chinese Pavilion. In 1885, ordinances outlawing Chinese businesses downtown forced the Chinese to move to the Tequesquite Arroyo between Brockton and Pine. This second Chinatown flourished with over 450 full-time residents and an additional 2,500 people during the harvest season.
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This Chinatown is completely fenced. Driving by, you wouldn't even notice. Yet, under its soil rests priceless history of the Chinese population. The debate is whether to leave it undisturbed or to dig through the multiple levels to learn...
