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Notes on final project Spring 2018 History of Interiors
1 General Introduction: – Your paper will is a history of Chinatown and of a single building in Chinatown. – The paper is no longer than six to eight pages, typed, this includes a couple drawings. At least 1600 words of text. You can send it to me as an e-mail or file it on the drive. – The due date is Saturday, May 5th, a day days after our last class. 2 What the paper contains: – A paragraph or two (almost a page) of a general history of Chinatown before the earthquake, including immigration, why people came here. – A paragraph or two (almost a page) about the history of Chinatown after the earthquake – A history of the rise of the pseudo-style (as we’ve discussed in class) (almost a page) – And a short history, perhaps one and half two pages on your particular building or landscape element. – Description of the interior of the building either at the time or – Also consider what it was like to be in your building in its most busy time. What happened there? Who used it? What did it sound like. – A drawing of your building from the street. – A drawing of a real or imagined interior of your buildings—and photograph of the real thing. – Bibliography – Other: • It would be great to see where your building is on a map and a picture or illustration of the building. • I would also like a bibliography of some of the sources you used. • Why you think your building is important.
3 Some questions you can consider – What is the pre-Earthquake history of Chinatown? – What is history of Chinatown between the earthquake and 1940 or so? – How does the overall history of Chinatown relate to hostility by San Franciscans against city residents from China or Chinese heritage? – How did the pseudo-Chinese style of architecture develop in Chinatown? What are the elements of this architectural style? Is it a good thing, a bad thing, or just an expression appropriate for the time? – What did the building look like. Please Google the building and look at its exterior—or go in person. – What was your particular building used for? – Why is it important for the community? – What was it used for? – What happened inside the building? – How do you think it was used? How did people move around the space? – What is the interior like?
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- You may want to do a little on-line research. If you do this, search by name of building and often use the address. Or use the name of the building.
4 Sources: – The book on Chinatown we use is on reserve at the library. It is called: San Francisco Chinatown : a guide to its history and its architecture by Philip P. Choy, Library call number: F869.S36 C4717 – There are other source material I’ve placed on reserve in the folder on the final project – I will bring in more source material in class on Monday, including maps and background on your building. I’ll try to send you material on your building during the week – Other source material: – Choy, Philip P. The Architecture of San Francisco Chinatown. San Francisco, Calif: Chinese Historical Society of American Museum and Learning Center, 2008. – “Pagodas and Dragon Gates.” Narrated by Roman Mars. 99% Invisible, December 12, 2015. http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/pagodas-dragon-gates. (with interviews with filmmaker Felicia Lowe; Andrea Davies, historian at the Stanford Humanities Center; Bonnie Tsui, author of American Chinatown; and Phil Choy, a retired architect and historian of Chinese-American culture who lives in Chinatown.) –
