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21 June 2019 Posted.
Port Arthur restaurant exterior, Courtesy of Eric Y. Ng, Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) Collection.
旅顺楼外观，伍锐贤捐赠，美国华人博物馆（MOCA）馆藏
Port Arthur Restaurant was opened in 1897 by Chu Gam Fai. It was named after a port city in Northern China now called the Lüshunkou District. It was the first restaurant to receive a liquor license in Chinatown and remained in operation for over 80 years at the same location on the second and third floor at 7-9 Mott Street.
The restaurant was known for its authentic Chinese décor, featuring inlaid pearl mahogany tables, lanterns, chandeliers, and imported Cantonese teakwood furniture. The restaurant used the second floor as a general dining area and reserved the third floor for hosting private parties, banquets, ceremonial dinners, and weddings.
