Locke, An Old Chinese Town, Part I

A little old town named Locke.

A very narrow main street.

Alice stands in front of the little country school.

The only new addition since 1920, a memorial park.

Between two very old houses, this little spot is the new park.

Education is important to Chinese, here is another little school in the old days.

A little Chinese medicine shop.

Betty says,

"Alice and I stopped at Locke on our way to Sacramento. According to the information from the Internet, Locke was founded in 1915 after a fire broke out in the Chinese section of nearby Walnut Grove. The Chinese who lived in that area decided that it was time to establish a town of their own. The town was laid out by Chinese architects and industrious building ensued. The founding of Lockeport, later 'Locke', was a reality. By 1920 Locke stood essentially as you see it now. From the pronunciation of "Locke", translating into Chinese as "Happy Residence".

It is definitely a town of the past, not much has changed from the old days except one little memorial park that was built in 2006. The town is now designated as a historical site but definitely not a tourist spot. However it is interesting to see how Chinese lived about 100 years ago."