Locke was founded in 1915 when a fire broke out in the Chinese section of nearby Walnut Grove. The Chinese in the area decided that it was time to establish a town of their own. They approached a land owner George Locke to see if they could build a town on his land.
Levee construction originally brought the Chinese to this area but by the time this town was built most of the work was in farm labor.
This is Main Street. We were expecting a tour but everything was closed.
Even Al the Wop’s was closed.
Interesting alley’s
Chuck Hattie
Dick and I had a great morning poking around this strange little town.
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