Sandy Wong and Virginia Fox in the Chinese Gardens Restaurant

Title

Sandy Wong and Virginia Fox in the Chinese Gardens Restaurant

Description

The Chinese Gardens restaurant opened on 611 West Sprague Avenue in 1948 by John (Sheong) Chan. This is a photograph is of waitress Virginia Fox and Sandy Wong, whose uncle, Y.S. Hoy, had a financial interest in the business. The Chinese Gardens was one of a handful of Chinese-owned businesses along West Sprague in the 1950s, which included the Wing Wo Chinese Medicine Company.

Creator

Unknown

Source

Sandy (Wong) MacPherson

Date

1957

Contributor

Sandy Wong

Rights

For questions about the rights and use of this item, please contact the Inland Northwest Special Collections at INSC@spokanelibrary.org or 509-444-5338.

Format

Color photographs

Citation

Unknown, “Sandy Wong and Virginia Fox in the Chinese Gardens Restaurant,” Spokane Public Library, accessed May 21, 2026, https://lange.spokanelibrary.org/items/show/6046.