Marysville, California: Sahm Fow: Former 3rd Largest Chinatown
This several-square-block area of Marysville was once the third-largest Chinatown in the U.S. Now it's a quiet, diminished artifact of an earlier time.
- Address:
- 330 1st St., Marysville, CA
- Directions:
- Gateway entrance is on the south side of 1st St. at its intersection with D St.
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This several-square-block area of Marysville was once known as Third City -- the third largest Chinatown in the U.S. -- with San Francisco and Sacramento being numbers one and two. The 1880 Taoist Bok Kai Temple is directly behind the Silver Dollar Saloon and is only open one weekend per year or by appointment. It abuts the dirt levee making a very odd front entrance! An annual Bok Kai Festival and Parade is held on or around the second day of the second month of the Lunar Calendar (March).
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