Visit To Locke

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The Star Theatre's profile is really convex.

Interior of Dai Loy Gambling House

More Images from Locke

Main Street 

Other side of Main

Two huge busts, one of Confucius and the other of Sun-Yat Sen,
sit at the top of Main Street, honoring the Chinese heritage of the town.

Clothing, photos, documents, kites, old mahjongg
sets in the small museum

Interior of one of the former gambling parlors.

Town of Locke in the Sacramento Delta

Our sketch group took a field trip to Locke. It is the only town in the United States built exclusively by the Chinese for the Chinese. Beautiful weather, lots to draw and surrounded by pear orchards full of fruit.

Dailoy Museum, Locke CA

Locke on the banks of the Sacramento River is a rare jewel. Founded in 1915 after the Chinese section of Walnut Grove burnt down it seems it has been stopped in time. If it weren't for the cars we could say that we are back in the early 1900's. As the website of Locke  points out "Locke is no tourist trap, nor is it a ghost town. Its unusual, out-of-the-way charm is genuine. Perhaps it is this authenticity, without any hypocritical overtones, which brings so many out of town visitors to its doors."

The Dailoy Museum, dip pen and ink and watercolor, 9x12in.

The Dailoy Museum is a former gambling house that functioned until the 1950's.