Originally Posted by Audie
Portsmouth Square, Upper Level, near elevator
I am interested in the walking tours which are sponsored by the Public Library according to one response. Could someone tell me if this meeting place for Chinatown is near (with in walking distance) of the Hyatt Regency?
If you could only do one of the walking tours...which one would it be?
Yes, that's about half a mile. If you like, you could take the California line of the cable car to Kearney St., and walk two blocks north to Portsmouth Square from there.
This sounds like a terrific walking tour. Portsmouth Square is largely where San Francisco began (along with Mission Dolores and the Presidio). That area has enormous historical significance related to Chinese immigration (leading to Chinatown, of course), the Gold Rush and the rebuilding after the 1906 Earthquake & Fire.
Indeed, San Francisco's devastation in 1906 is particularly interesting in light of New Orleans' present trauma.