{"product_id":"asia-cafe-and-owner-annie-leong-of-st-louis-mo-set","title":"Asia Cafe and owner Annie Leong of St. Louis, MO (Set)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe first Chinese immigrants arrived in St. Louis in the 1850s. Chinatown (colloquially known as Hop Alley) came about around 1869, and over time, grew into a vibrant community with parks, groceries, restaurants, laundries, and other essential businesses serving its residents. In 1955, the neighborhood was demolished to make way for Busch Stadium, which opened in 1966.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Asia Cafe was the last retail business to be torn down. It opened in 1932 as the Asia Restaurant by Chinese immigrant Gee Leong and would eventually pass into the hands of his daughter, Annie Leong.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen it was announced that the beloved Asia Cafe would be leveled, Annie said, \"I was born in this building. It's home and I don't want to leave. I think some of the older Chinese people will be lost when they're forced to move out of this block. I guess I feel like a landmark myself.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAsia Cafe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: 26 x 20 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eLimited edition archival print on canvas stretched on wood frame\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnnie Leong\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: 6 x 6 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[medium TK]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable for pickup only. No shipping or delivery available. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-fe274423-7fff-f913-e3d8-a06df7d4d8de\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePieces will be available for pickup after the exhibition ends on Sept. 27. Contact gallery manager Angela Tung at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:angela@pearlriver.com\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eangela@pearlriver.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with any questions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFor unframed prints of other sizes, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sammyyuen.com\/collections\/shared-lines\"\u003evisit Sammy Yuen's website\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sammy Yuen Art (SYA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46059505975530,"sku":"SYA-SHARED-ASIACAFE","price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1487\/2774\/files\/asiacafe.png?v=1780511839","url":"https:\/\/pearlriver.com\/products\/asia-cafe-and-owner-annie-leong-of-st-louis-mo-set","provider":"Pearl River Mart","version":"1.0","type":"link"}