Kelly's Irish Times is now located at 14 F Street. The building bears the Asian architectural flourishes added by the earlier occupants. Photo courtesy of Grace Dahye Kwon.

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Kelly's Irish Times is now located at 14 F Street. The building bears the Asian architectural flourishes added by the earlier occupants.<br /> Photo courtesy of Grace Dahye Kwon.
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…