San Francisco - Chinatown Gateway

Any visit to Chinatown ought to start at Chinatown Gateway on the corner of Grant Avenue and Bush Street. Erected in 1970 the gate is of typical Oriental construction, decorated with dragons and other creatures. Like most San Francisco thoroughfares, Grant Avenue up to Bush Street was widened in the 19th century; the part of the street running away beyond Chinatown Gate gives the best impression of what the city must once have looked like.