We ’ re All Aglow : New Hanging Lanterns Adorn Grant Avenue
If you are going to San Francisco Chinatown , be sure to check out the lanterns hanging over Grant Avenue .
They are sparkling with a fresh and classy look ; most importantly , they light up Chinatown after dark .
Thanks to the Chinatown community for taking the lead and collaborating with PG & E and Public Works to replace the worn and faded lanterns that hung there before .
Community groups , including Chinatown Merchants Association and the new group BeChinatown Organization , spearheaded the project .
Two of our electricians and two of our laborers teamed up with PG & E employees to install 300 new lanterns overnight from Jan . 31 into Feb . 1 . It was just one of the projects we worked on to spruce up the historic Chinatown neighborhood in time for the Chinese New Year festivities .