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Box 12

 Container

Contains 21 Results:

Photograph of interior of Chungking Restaurant, Jensen Dr and Caplin St., Houston, TX, circa 1940s

 Item — Box: 12, Folder: 29
Scope and Contents

Chungking Restaurant was owned by Jim Wing, who was one of the first Chinese in Houston, arriving circa 1895. The Jim Wing family was part of the Joe family, and Jim Wing helped many Joe family members move to Houston and Texas. Wing owned many restaurants in downtown Houston, 1930s-1940s.

Dates: 2003 - 2024