CHINESE
HOUSED AT PRESIDIO
LATER THEY WILL GO TO HUNTER'S POINT
Since
the destruction of Chinatown its inhabitants have been living in tents,
and in even less comfortable quarters, on a large tract of land on the
north shore of the bay. Knowing the gregarious habits of the Chinese, the
Citizens' Committee and the Mayor feared that if even a few of them returned
to their old district and took up quarters, the entire Chinese population
would follow, and the problem of moving them, which has agitated San Francisco
for many years, would be as great as ever. Therefore, when the suggestion
was made that the Chinese be moved temporarily to a large open tract of
land in the Presidio reservation it was adopted immediately, and here they
will find a resting place, until arrangements can be definitely made for
their permanent city at Hunter's Point, a most desireable spot on the southern
arm of San Francisco bay.
San Francisco Examiner
April 27, 1906
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