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Now and Then: Seattle's Second School

the Old Main Street School annex survives as an official city landmark.

Operation Crossroads: Jackson St. Group Sifts Area Issues

Article on the community discussing plans on refurbishing the area around Jackson Street in the Chinatown/International District

Operation Crossroads Letters

Dec. 19, 1955 letter - A survery to conduct what is needed along Jackson Street. Jan. 19, 1956 letter - An announcement for a meeting to determine whether or not Operation Crossroads should continue

Operation Crossroads: Summary of Buzz Sessions

January 27 - Going over the survey that was taken at Town Meeting on Jan. 13, 1955, which looked at personal values, race, community of the Jackson Street community. February 24 - Going over the survey that was taken at Town Meeting on Jan. 14, 1955,…

Operation Crossroads: Preliminary Report of Vitial Statistics Committee, Part I

Boundaries: Population by Sex and Race, Education and Income. Statistics of the population in the Jackson Street area.

Operation Crossroads: Preliminary Report of Vitial Statistics Committee, Part II

Population by Sex and Age, Occupation and Employment, and Status of Dwelling Units. Statistics on population of the Jackson Street area.

Our Chinatown

Harvey Lau, 7th grader at Asa Mercer Junior High School, submits an article on ways to improve the Chinatown/International District. Excerpt from the School's student magazine. In English, Chinese, and Tagalog.

Popping good time

A picture of Bailey Gatzert Elementary School students enjoying the festivities of the Nationalist China Independence Day in the Chinatown International District

Re-evaluting history: The real role of the Chinese merchant elite

A look at the elite Chinese merchants in the Chinatown/International District in the mid to late 1880s.