David Louie, owner of Kwan On Wing on corner of King Street and 7th Ave. The Asian grocery opened in 1989 and closed recently. No one is selling groceries or herbs in the corner shop since the Christmas Eve 2013 fire turned the entire block into a “collapse zone.” Photo by Steve Suzuki; circa 1990.
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