Is China town small (San Francisco, Monterey Park: military, offer, stores)

[High Springs Gator]

I was on military training near SF a couple yrs ago and had the chance to walk up the main street of China town. I was expecting China town to be bigger than what I saw. Maybe because I only walked up the main street I did not see how big China town actually is. Not sure. I did find the people to appear friendly, and I did feel safe.

[ImRandy]

Chinatown seems pretty big to me. What street did you walk up?

[High Springs Gator]

Originally Posted by ImRandy

Chinatown seems pretty big to me. What street did you walk up?

I think it was the main street entrance to China Town, but I dont know the name of the street.

[gizmo980]

Supposedly our Chinatown is the largest in the US, so I guess it just feels small! The main street is Grant St., and it goes up (west?) about 5 blocks & over 2-3 blocks... a good size for our city, considering SF is only 7x7 square miles.

[High Springs Gator]

Originally Posted by gizmo980

Supposedly our Chinatown is the largest in the US, so I guess it just feels small! The main street is Grant St., and it goes up (west?) about 5 blocks & over 2-3 blocks... a good size for our city, considering SF is only 7x7 square miles.

Chinatown New York City, the largest Chinatown in the United States, is located in one of the oldest neighborhoods in Manhattan. Founded in the late 1870's by Chinese immigrants, Chinatown offers a unique historical and cultural experience not found anywhere else in the world.

explore chinatown nyc - discover

[High Springs Gator]

This is the street I walked on

[UB50]

I think these Chinatowns appear big only because they haven't declared the city of Monterey Park "Chinatown" yet... I think Monterey Park may have the highest Chinese population in the country.

[gizmo980]

Originally Posted by High Springs Gator

This is the street I walked on

That's Grant St., if I'm not mistaken... it goes about 3-4 blocks, and then you'll reach the end of "official Chinatown." Of course if you're just looking for Chinese people, restaurants, stores, etc., that can be found in MANY other parts of San Francisco - Sunset District, Clement St., Portola District (San Bruno Ave. near Silver), and so forth. We also have a fairly large Japantown, which is near the west end of Geary.

[gizmo980]

Originally Posted by High Springs Gator

Chinatown New York City, the largest Chinatown in the United States, is located in one of the oldest neighborhoods in Manhattan. Founded in the late 1870's by Chinese immigrants, Chinatown offers a unique historical and cultural experience not found anywhere else in the world.

explore chinatown nyc - discover

I thought NYC's Chinatown was bigger, but a few sites were saying ours is the largest... I'll have to use my librarian skills to research further.

[NJ Chutzpah]

NYC's chinatown is actually not that big. They just like to say that cuz it is NYC. NYC has three other chinatowns in Flushing, Queens; Sunset Park, Brooklyn; and Elmhurst, Queens.

Arent Monterey Park, and San Gabriel right next to each other, if so then by area I think that is the biggest.

Are there other Chinatowns in NoCal other than the one in Frisco.