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Frank Quan's mother, Grace, reportedly smoked cigars, spoke salty words, and was said to have gotten along f-a-m-o-u-s-l-y with John Wayne when he and Lauren Bacall filmed "Blood Alley" here at China Camp in 1954.
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Pictures hanging inside the cafe at China Camp Village. I'm not sure who the little guy on the right is, but that big guy is definitely John Wayne.
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In the late 1800's Frank's father came from a shrimping village in the Guangdong province of China, along with hundreds of others. At the time discrimination was rampant--netting shrimp was one of the few business endeavors the Chinese were allowed. CLICK for L.A. Times article.
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Frank Quan's former shrimp boat, the Seabreeze.
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And seldom have I ever left China Camp Village without snapping the roofline of the shrimp processing and drying shed. IMHO, industrial & arty.
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1 comment:
Agreed, industrial and arty. Love the boat study too.
JB
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