A brass plaque hanging by the door summarizes the town's history in English: This city was founded by Tin Sin Chan in 1912. Before the great fire of 1915 it had 1,500 residents, a theater, a school, a church, nine stores, and six restaurants.
這是一家中國餐館，門口銅牌上的英文是小鎮簡史：此城在一九一二年由 Tin Sin Chan 所建，一九一五年的大火前，有一千五百人居住，當時有一間戲院、一間學校、一間教堂、九家雜貨店、六間餐館… …。