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Grant and California: 1968
Submitted by rsyung on Sun, 07/09/2017 - 9:21pm.
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August 1968. My mom in San Francisco's Chinatown at Grant and California Streets; Kodachrome slide by my dad. View full size.
Nice Kodachrome!
Submitted by slk23 on Mon, 07/10/2017 - 2:30pm.
By the way several "I Spy" episodes were filmed in San Francisco around the same time and "An American Empress" is set in Chinatown. It's a fun way to get a feel for what San Francisco looked and sounded like in the late '60s.
Rodgers and Hammerstein, thank you!
Submitted by SuzieQ on Mon, 07/10/2017 - 11:51am.
"You travel there in a trolley, in a trolley up you'll climb, ding dong, you're in Hong Kong, having yourself a time. You can eat if you are in the mood, shark fin soup, bean cake fish. The girl who serves you all your food is another tasty dish!
Grant Avenue, San Francisco, California USA."
And so on - "Grant Avenue," from the musical "Flower Drum Song."
The Requisite VW
Submitted by Ursen on Mon, 07/10/2017 - 7:25am.
Is there just the other side of the cable car. At first I thought this wonderful photo was missing it.
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