by galactustrilogy » Thu May 02, 2019 9:31 pm
In May 1872, Edward H. Mix plotted the new town of Fresno in a classic grid. Blocks measured 320 by 400 feet with 20-foot alleys, and lots ranged from 25 to 150 feet. In 1873 a meeting was held and the result was Whites selected the east side of the railroad tracks and relegated other ethnicities and disreputables to the west side. The new town incorporated in 1885. (The term Westside has been used to mean Chinatown since then)
I was working on a project concerning Fresno's Chinatown, and found the above information in the "Chinatown Historic Resources Survey, City of Fresno Planning & Development Department report, 2006."
You are right about Millerton. I don't have the data in front of me, but if i recall correctly, immigrants, many of whom were Chinese laborers, lived around Millerton. When the railroad turned Fresno into a city, many of them moved to the west side of the tracks and essentially, Chinatown was born.
In May 1872, Edward H. Mix plotted the new town of Fresno in a classic grid. Blocks measured 320 by 400 feet with 20-foot alleys, and lots ranged from 25 to 150 feet. In 1873 a meeting was held and the result was Whites selected the east side of the railroad tracks and relegated other ethnicities and disreputables to the west side. The new town incorporated in 1885. (The term Westside has been used to mean Chinatown since then)
I was working on a project concerning Fresno's Chinatown, and found the above information in the "Chinatown Historic Resources Survey, City of Fresno Planning & Development Department report, 2006."
You are right about Millerton. I don't have the data in front of me, but if i recall correctly, immigrants, many of whom were Chinese laborers, lived around Millerton. When the railroad turned Fresno into a city, many of them moved to the west side of the tracks and essentially, Chinatown was born.