If it is indeed on Doyers facing north, this would be the modern-day comparison:. I love the simple facade of the First Chinese Baptist Church:. One of the benefits to working with a resident is hearing stories about what goes on behind the tourist shops and trinket outlets — at times, some pretty unbelievable stuff.
Is that possible? Totally -and if you look at the windows and storefront, they seem to match up. Maybe a fire took out the top levels?
Really would like to know myself. This is the most incredibly detail-oriented blog. Thanks for doing what you do! Oh, makes me miss NYC even more. Love that street! A friend of mine who grew up in Chinatown used to walk me through and tell me where the tunnels were, which gangs used which places, and what went on where. I saw the shops, she saw the life behind them. It seems there may in fact have been a fire-related incident at the Mandarin Tea Garden building way back when.
B I just realized that article was written in , before the photo in the blog post. I did, however, find this:. As someone who also works in film in NYC I can attest for how often that part of china town is used for a location. I have also done a commercial on that block. Its a really great part of town and one I often take people from out of town too.
GREAT post! Chinatown has always been one of the more interesting NYC locations. The historical elements of Chinatown remain more intact than pretty much any other ethnic community in NYC.
Like Dawn, this is one of my favorite streets to stroll in the summer. I worked just a few blocks away for several years. It does take you back in time. Just go there. The tunnels, well, at least one of them, are indeed there. My husband and I found one of them and walked it. It starts or ends on Doyers and ends or starts at the Bowery. You can TOTALLY imagine how quickly the gangs could move through the area and shock whoever they were after by just sort of popping up.
I actually get my haircut on one of the barber shops on pell street; been going there since I was 5. Love the site! This one was great! I love those streets as well, but now I know much more about it. Thank you! I loved this post! This is also one of my favorite streets to walk through. The Flying Dragons was a gang that had a bit of power back then. The first time I went to Chinatown NY I had prepared myself of the likely possibility of a typical Chinatown community anywhere in the world.
Indeed, I was not disappointed. Crowded, smelly, dirty streets were an expectation. Nevertheless, the community will always have a good buzz and shopping bargains which are hard to ignore.
I loved seeing so many pictures of what it looks like now! Your blog brought back a lot of memories as both my father and aunt are now deceased. I loved looking at all your old photos, it was like reliving New York City the way they must have. Thanks so much! I work near this street and enjoyed discovering even more of its history from your post.
Thanks for covering it! But the Chinese Theater was located at 5 and 7 Doyers in the picture of the Theater you provided you can see the 5 and 7 on the sign. And the same building still stands. If you look at the green building now at this location that shows in some of your other pics — and compare it to the picture you provided of the theater — you can see it is one and the same.
Nom Wah Tea Parlor had a grand reopening a matter of months ago, and we were very fortunate to attend the renovated restaurant. Down the steps, and if the dining room were full, we would be ushered into the pantry where there were a few tables. The chef would be right there using a clever to chop the live Maine lobster to prepare the best Lobster Cantonese in Chinatown.
Of course the conversation among the staff could reach levels that suggested imminent conflict yet was only conversation. Thanks for bringing back these fond memories. When I was a kid my parents had some close friends, one of whom was a sound guy at CBS radio. I vividly recall dinners in that pantry at Wah Kee but find very little information on it on line. Glad to find someone else who remembers it. Once a Vietnamese sandwich shop, Pulqueria now caters to a late-night crowd looking for a slice of Mexico City.
Operating as a candle-lit subterranean den with blue and white tiled floors, this Doyers Street favorite also doubles as a place for tasty nibbles including street tacos, fresh ceviches, and piles of guacamole.
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