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Volume 025-2 - April 1971 (5 pages)
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The two decades between 1915 and1935
had seen most of the Chinese move away
from Chinatown. For example, the
John Tin Loy family had changed its
place of residence from the former
center of Chinese activity. They moved
to a farm on the outskirts of Grass
Valley, yet retaining ownership of
Quong Chong in 1917. The point here
seems to lie in the fact that John
Tin Loy did not open shop except
for a couple of times a week or when
a customer had made previous arrangements for the merchant to be there.
Similar events coupled with the movement away from the area, clearly demonstrates the crumbling of Chinatown.
By 1933, the joss house appeared as a
‘tumbled mess. Irreplaceable carvings
and altar pieces long exposed to the
wet weather, were covered with soggy
poplar leaves.’ The Chinese no longer
needed their Chinatown. (see plate
5 for one of the last photos of Chinatown). The physical destruction was
soon to follow. :
HAPPY CHARLIE
Friend of everybody in Nevada CityHappy Charlie. Happy Charlie has his
own private Joss House in the Chinese
gardens near Uren Street. Happy liked
to march in Nevada City paradessingle file with his Chinese friends
down Broad Street behind a Chinese
band.
1922 PARADE 4th of JULY FLOAT GRASS VALLEY
Entered by_Edward K. Tinloy owner of the Unique Shop.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Nevada County Historical Society thanks the many thar
helped with the Historical Bulletins and for this one we thank
Chester Ko, The Tinloy Family, the Gin and Lee family. George
Oyung, Robert Paine, Sam Partridge, The Union, the Yuba River
Lumber Company, Peter Ingram, and Robert Slyter with our
special appreciation to Patrick Tinloy for his documentary printed
in two parts.
Clinton H. Lee, Editor Nevada County Historical Society.
Visit. the NEVADA COUNTYHISTORICAL SOCIETIES Mining Exhibit in
Grass Valley and-Cultural Museum in Nevada City. Open regularly
10 during the tourist season and in the winter by appointment.
Mailing address 3203 S. Chureh Street, Grass Valley, California.
Nevada County Historical Society
Vol. 25 2 APRIL 1971
PART 2 THE TURN OF THE CENTURY: TRADITION
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NEVADA COUNTY'S CHINESE
IN TWO PARTS
BY PATRICK TINLOY
ALL SAINTS PALACE
HOU WONG JOSS HOUSE preserved in the
Cultura] Museum at Nevada City.
SCROLL Left = Altar with liehted
candles shine the Light of Good Luck
Right Incense holder with burning
incense Bring Forth an Air of Good
Fortune.
AND ALTERATION
Hand carved ornamentations are popular in all JOSS Houses
and the scrolls make the worshiper feel he will be blessed
with good luck and fortune. They are usually brought from
China at great expense.
The period around
century {s of Particular significance
a point in time where
forces were in conflict in the history of the Chinese the continuation of the white man’s
hostile view of the Chinese In the town
because it
opposite social
in Grass Valley.
(Continued from Part 1)
the turn of the
On the one hand,
tradition still had its hold.
other, a more diversified attitude toward the Chinese was taken by the
white community. To a large degree,
On the