SAS Tour
Locke, California
America’s Last Remaining Rural Chinatown in America
Saturday, May 4, 2024, 11 AM
Join the Sacramento Archeological Society on a historical walking tour of Locke, CA, the last remaining rural Chinatown in America. The town still looks very much as it did when it included restaurants, markets, brothels, an opera, speakeasies, gambling houses, mills, and canneries. At its height, in the 1920s, Locke’s population was 600. Today, it is about 70.
Recognizing its historical significance, Locke was named a National historic Landmark In 1990.

Our tour leader, Alfred Yee, is a local historian and member of the Locke Foundation.

The itinerary is as follows:
Meet on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at 11 am, at the Locke Boarding House Museum, 13916 Main Street, Locke, CA. From I-5, take Twin Cities Road west, to River Road south. Turn left onto Locke Road. The tour will last approximately 1 ½ hours. Lunch afterward will be either a bring-your-own picnic or at one of the town’s restaurants.

If you plan to attend, please notify Lynette Blumhardt at yellowbean14@yahoo.com. The number of participants is limited. Make your reservations now. Members will be given priority.