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From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachappa_Camp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachappa_Camp): > The Pachappa Camp site consisted of a community cen
by rob74 4y ago
From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachappa_Camp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachappa_Camp):
> The Pachappa Camp site consisted of a community center duplex along with approximately twenty single-story living spaces. These buildings were originally constructed in the 1880s for Chinese workers who built the Santa Fe railroad and were maintained in poor condition thereafter. The houses were not equipped with gas, water, or electricity, thus the residents used shared outdoor water pumps and outhouses.
So it was more of a worker's camp than something like "Chinatown", "Little Italy" etc. (city neighborhoods dominated by a certain nationality)...