San Francisco Chinatown, 1970

[Gardyloo]

Thanks (?) to ongoing movement restrictions, I've kept working through my massive inventory of old slides and prints, scanning and restoring some as best I can. I thought these images from Chinatown in San Francisco, taken 50 years ago, were interesting.

At the time, there was still quite a lot of poverty in the district, as well as a fairly large number of illegal immigrants from the mainland and other parts of Asia, some of whom were exploited in sweatshops and other activities, upon threats of being revealed and deported. But it was also a district full of life and kids.

One of the garment sweatshops - I remember the door was slammed in my face after I took this picture.

Life on the streets

Low voltage on the collars, please.

 

[CherylL]

Nice set of images. Love the colors and the feel. Sad that people were exploited.

 

[Photo Lady]

enjoyed all your photos.. very interesting and super colors