Heinlenville

Heinlenville
海因倫鎮
Etymology: John Heinlen
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Coordinates: 37°21′5″N 121°53′38″W / 37.35139°N 121.89389°W / 37.35139; -121.89389
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySanta Clara
CitySan Jose
Built1887–1888[1]
Demolished1931[2]
Founded byJohn Heinlen
Area
 • Total5.3 acres (2.1 ha)
Population
 • Total4,000
 • Density480,000/sq mi (190,000/km2)

Heinlenville (Chinese: 海因倫鎮;[5] also called the Sixth Street Chinatown 六街唐人埠 and San Jose Chinatown 散那些唐人埠[6]) was a Chinese-American ethnic enclave in San Jose, California. Established in 1887 and demolished in 1931, it was the last and longest-lasting of San Jose's five Chinatowns.

  1. ^ Yu 2016, p. 9.
  2. ^ Yu 2016, pp. 10–11.
  3. ^ Avalos, George (November 16, 2017). "Builder buys San Jose Japantown lot to construct 520 apartments, retail". The Mercury News. San Jose, California. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  4. ^ Voss 2003, p. 15.
  5. ^ Yu, Connie Young; Rast, Tamiko (2023-10-10). Life in Heinlenville / 海因倫鎮里的生活 (interpretive sign) (in English and Chinese). San Jose, California: San Jose Department of Parks, Recreation, and Neighborhood Services.
  6. ^ Yu, Connie Young; Rast, Tamiko (2023-10-10). San José’s Chinatowns / 聖荷西唐人埠 (interpretive sign) (in English and Chinese). San Jose, California: San Jose Department of Parks, Recreation, and Neighborhood Services.