It's Chinatown
99% Invisible
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The Coup De Grass of San Francisco
Two years before the fire, then Mayor James Feline had hired an architect to draw up sketches for a new downtown. In his plan, there is no Chinatown. City Hall created a committee dedicated solely to relocating Chinatown. The Chinese fought back and got China's Empress Dowager Sushi involved. But it wasn't long before the Chinese found out about the plan.
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