Doyers Street

 

 

Off Mott Street, running between Pell Street and Chatham Square, this unusual street features a 90-degree turn.  Why?  It was once the driveway of brewer Heinreich Doyers' home.

In early Chinatown, Doyers Street was the center of commercial life.  The building that housed a 400-seat theater where Cantonese opera was performed is still there. Remnants of the era include Nom Wah Tea Parlor one of Chinatown's first dim sum restaurants, and lots of barber shops. 

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