Title

Newspaper Article: "The Chinese in St. Louis"

Description

The article describes various elements of the Chinese immigrant community mainly centered in "Hop Alley," between Market St. and Walnut St. The article describes, to an anglophone audience, the surprise of one visitor to a restaurant at 19 S 8th Street regarding the edibility of the food, presumably chop suey.

Semester

Spring 2026

Subject

Chop Suey

"Hop Alley"

Downtown

Chinatown

Temporal Coverage

1894-1895

Spatial Coverage

"Hop Alley," Downtown St. Louis, Missouri

Language

English

Medium

Newspaper Article

Date

January 14, 1894

Source

Missouri Historical Society http://collections.mohistory.org/resource/1198706

Explanation of Omeka Map Location

The article listed an address: 19 S Eighth Street, St. Louis, Missouri.