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des_stik25 t1_jdlbace wrote

Reply to comment by ExcessiveBulldogery in TIL that Chinese Food was introduced into America during the California Gold Rush, starting in 1848. As 30,000 immigrants had arrived from the Canton region of China, the restaurants gave the predominantly male population a connection to home and provided gathering places for the Chinese community. by jdward01

Well it used to be a brothel... So yeah

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ExcessiveBulldogery t1_jdmfky5 wrote

I thought I'd recalled something like that.

It's right near the city park dedicated to prostitutes.

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