page_title: Portsmouth Square
hierarchical_section_title: Portsmouth Square
caption_attribution_description: English: Portsmouth Square, San Francisco, California. Early daguerrotype. Signs in image include: California Restaurant, Book and Job Printing, Louisiana, Sociedad, Drugs &amp; Medicines Wholesale &amp; Retail, Henry Johnson &amp; Co, Alta California, Bella Union, A. Holmes. Français&#160;: Place de Portsmouth, San Francisco, Californie. Daguerrotype ancien. Les panneaux dans l'image incluent: California Restaurant, Book and Job Printing (imprimeur de livres et de cartes), Louisiana, Sociedad, Drugs &amp; Medicines Wholesale &amp; Retail (Médicaments, gros, détail) , Henry Johnson &amp; Co, Alta California, Bella &amp; Union, A. Holmes.
context_page_description: Portsmouth Square, formerly known as Portsmouth Plaza, is a one-block park in Chinatown, San Francisco, California, that is bounded by Kearny Street on the east, Washington Street on the north, Clay Street on the south, and Walter Lum Place on the west.
context_section_description: Portsmouth Square (traditional Chinese: 花園角; simplified Chinese: 花园角; pinyin: Huāyuán jiǎo; Jyutping: Faa¹jyun⁴ Gok³), formerly known as Portsmouth Plaza, is a one-block park (1.3 acres) in Chinatown, San Francisco, California, that is bounded by Kearny Street on the east, Washington Street on the north, Clay Street on the south, and Walter Lum Place on the west.
caption: Portsmouth Square, looking north to Telegraph Hill, 1851.
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