Locke Chinese School                                              Locke Memorial Park

SPECIAL PLACES TO VISIT

The entire town of  Locke is a historical site.  Special places to visit or see include:

·         Locke Boarding House Visitors’ Center

An exhibit and research facility open to the public free of charge.

·         Locke Chinese School

A language school for the children of Locke established in 1926.

·         Locke Memorial Park and Monument

Dedicated to the Chinese who built the railroad, levees, and agriculture of California and the town of Locke.

·         Al the Wop’s Saloon and Restaurant

Early operation included a brothel.

·         Star Theater

Past enterprises included Chinese opera, gambling den, and brothel.

·         Dai Loy Museum

An exhibit of Chinese gambling paraphernalia.

·         Lockeport Hotel

The first building in Locke.

·         Locke Garden Restaurant

Chinese restaurant that at one time housed Locke’s first saloon and gambling hall.

·         Connie’s Toilet Garden

A collection of planters made from discarded toilets of past Chinese residents.

·         Locke Community Garden

Established during World War II as a victory garden.