Historic Highway 99 Association of California
Dedicated to the preservation of California's Main Street – former US Highway 99
From The Helen and Joe Chew Foundation: 🎁Happy holidays. We are proud to announce that preorders are now open for our upcoming book, Images of America: Chinese in Tehama County, published as part of Arcadia Publishing’s Images of America series. 📕The book is now available for preorder. Signed copies are available for purchase through our shop … Read more
One of our Highway 99 Partners needs your help! For reference, they gave a wonderful presentation in July 2022 on the historic Red Bluff Chinatown. Help show them the 99 Association is there for them by signing their petition to save this historic building! From The Helen & Joe Chew Foundation: Dear Beloved Friends and … Read more
Our July 2022 presentation video is now available to view on our YouTube channel. If you missed the meeting, you can view it using the link below: The Helen and Joe Chew Foundation is also holding a fundraiser for their newly approved “Historic Chinatown” signs in Red Bluff, CA. If you would like additional information … Read more
Join us on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at 6 pm for a presentation on the history of Chinese cultural history in Red Bluff, CA by Jessica Chew and learn about a recent roadway renaming in honor of that history. You can sign up using the link below: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqdumtpjsrEtGcw9YQiyeR-mP6vgMajYeB
Memories of US Route 99Red Bluff’s Chinatownby Jessica Casas After gold was discovered in Coloma in 1848, thousands of people including Chinese arrived in California to seek work in the mining industry. Red Bluff was the furthest point north and the last ferry stop on the steamboat. The ferry stop would eventually create Pine Street … Read more