This shows the business after it moved across the street from its original location.

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This file appears in: Finding Asian American History: The Chinese Lantern Restaurant
This shows the business after it moved across the street from its original location.
This file appears in: Finding Asian American History: The Chinese Lantern Restaurant

The Chinese Lantern restaurant was opened near Union Station in 1928 by Sam J. Chan. Originally located at 7 F Street, the restaurant moved across F Street to 14 F Street NW around 1946. During the mid-1900s, the Chinese Lantern was often frequented…