Dragon Gate (San Francisco)

Dragon Gate
The gate in 2010
LocationStraddling Grant just north of Bush, San Francisco
Coordinates37°47′27″N 122°24′20″W / 37.7907°N 122.4056°W / 37.7907; -122.4056
DesignerClayton Lee, Melvin Lee, and Joseph Yee
Beginning dateAugust 1968
Completion dateMay 1970
Opening dateOctober 18, 1970 (1970-10-18)

The Dragon Gate ("Chinatown Gate" on some maps) is a south-facing gate at the intersection of Bush Street and Grant Avenue, marking a southern entrance to San Francisco's Chinatown, in the U.S. state of California. Built in 1969 as a gift from the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the style of a traditional Chinese pailou, it became one of the most photographed locations in Chinatown, along with the older Sing Fat and Sing Chong buildings (at Grant and California).