International Hotel Manilatown Center

What you need to know

A small museum and community space on Kearny Street at the edge of Chinatown, on the site of the original I-Hotel.

What to Expect

The I-Hotel was a residential hotel for elderly Filipino and Chinese immigrants and became the focus of a decade-long eviction fight; tenants were removed by sheriff’s deputies on August 4, 1977. The ground floor now houses a museum documenting Manilatown, the neighborhood once home to thousands of Filipino Americans. Exhibits cover the eviction, Filipino immigration to the West Coast, and the activist movements that grew from the fight. The space is small and self-guided; a visit takes 30 to 45 minutes.

Getting There

A short walk from the Chinatown-Rose Pak Muni station and Montgomery BART. The 8 Bayshore runs on Kearny; the 30 and 45 run on Stockton, one block west.

Filmed here

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5 productions filmed at or beside International Hotel Manilatown Center.

1992Basic InstinctGibb Street2015Steve JobsIntersection of Columbus and Kearny2018VenomNorth Beach: Kearny/Vallejo, Kearny/Broadway, Broadway/Columbus2021The Matrix ResurrectionsHouse of Nanking, 919 KearnyChef Dynasty: House of Fang20222022Chef Dynasty: House of FangHouse of Nanking, 919 Kearny