Charles Oliver Rice Eisenberg, Sr
Also known as "Shanghai Red"
Owner of Notorious Shanghai Red Cafe.
At 5th and Beacon in San Pedro, California.
"The toughest waterfront bar in the world."
"Finest Chinese food in the world, cooked by Victor Lee."
"He had good entertainment. Lionel Hampton had a band there. It was nothing to see Gov. Earl Warren and Leo Carrillo and Buck Jones and Harry Lundeberg the labor leader and a bunch of other big shots eating at Red's.
You've heard that Beacon Street was tough. Well, Beacon Street was NOT tough-- not in those days...Beacon Street was a warm and friendly place, in those years, and Shanghai was a good man for the town; he did what he thought best for the community." (Long Beach Independent, 2 Sep 1970, p B-1 & B-5; bldg demolished 1 Sep)
Family Man
Devoted husband of Edith Egan
He was Jewish; she Roman Catholic
Caring protective father of Charles & Charlene
Home on Carolina Street near 36th Street overlooking the harbor.
During Edith's long bout with terminal cancer, Charles hired a neighbor to care for the twins.
California Death Records
Name: Charles Oliver Eisenberg
Birth: abt 1892 at Pennsylvania
Death: 11 Jun 1957 at Los Angeles Co.
Burial: 17 Jun 1957, per cemetery
Suffered a fatal heart attack after attending funeral of longtime friend Joseph "Cap" Hills
Newspapers far & wide ran stories of his death
World War I Draft Registration Card
Name: Charles Oliver Eisenberg
Address: 58 Commercial, San Francisco, California
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Birth Date: 11 May 1887
Medium height & build, brown eyes, auburn hair
Employment: Water Tender, Great Northern Pacific R.R.
Date: June 1917
Census
1920 Census, Assembly District 25 San Francisco, San Francisco, California; 3545 23rd St
-Charles O Eisenberg, boarder, 31, single, b. PA; parents Russia mother tongue Hebrew; Marine Fireman
1940 Census, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California; 3905 Pacific Ave
Susan E Lang 38 , widow, b. PA
Marilyn J Lang 20, b. NY
Austin A Lang 18, b. NY
-Charles Eisenberg, lodger, 5, b. CA
-Charleene Eisenberg, lodger, 5, b. CA
(wife very ill; Charles provides caregiver for children)
Family History
Parents Samuel & Ethel Eisenberg
Siblings include Nathan, Samuel, Joseph
718 Brown St, Philadelphia
WIFE
California Death Index
Name: Edith Eisenberg
Birth: 1 Mar 1906 at California
Death: 5 Feb 1945 at Los Angeles Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Joesten [or Joesten]
Father's Surname: Fagan [Egan]
California Birth Index, 1905-1995
Name: Edith E Egan
Birth: 1 Mar 1906 at San Francisco Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Jossten
1910 Census, San Francisco Assembly District 38, San Francisco, California; 845 Golden Gate Ave
-Joseph T Egan 28,1st marriage, married 6 yrs, b. CA, parents LA, Telegraph Operator
-Ida A Egan, wife, 26, 1st marriage, 2 children born, 2 living, b. NE, parents Germany
-Edith J Egan, dau, 4. b. CA
-Joseph F Egan, son, 1yr 8mo, b. CA
California Death Index (Edith's brother)
Name: Joseph F Egan
Birth: 17 Aug 1908 at California
Death: 22 Nov 1962 at San Francisco Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Joesten
Also known as "Shanghai Red"
Owner of Notorious Shanghai Red Cafe.
At 5th and Beacon in San Pedro, California.
"The toughest waterfront bar in the world."
"Finest Chinese food in the world, cooked by Victor Lee."
"He had good entertainment. Lionel Hampton had a band there. It was nothing to see Gov. Earl Warren and Leo Carrillo and Buck Jones and Harry Lundeberg the labor leader and a bunch of other big shots eating at Red's.
You've heard that Beacon Street was tough. Well, Beacon Street was NOT tough-- not in those days...Beacon Street was a warm and friendly place, in those years, and Shanghai was a good man for the town; he did what he thought best for the community." (Long Beach Independent, 2 Sep 1970, p B-1 & B-5; bldg demolished 1 Sep)
Family Man
Devoted husband of Edith Egan
He was Jewish; she Roman Catholic
Caring protective father of Charles & Charlene
Home on Carolina Street near 36th Street overlooking the harbor.
During Edith's long bout with terminal cancer, Charles hired a neighbor to care for the twins.
California Death Records
Name: Charles Oliver Eisenberg
Birth: abt 1892 at Pennsylvania
Death: 11 Jun 1957 at Los Angeles Co.
Burial: 17 Jun 1957, per cemetery
Suffered a fatal heart attack after attending funeral of longtime friend Joseph "Cap" Hills
Newspapers far & wide ran stories of his death
World War I Draft Registration Card
Name: Charles Oliver Eisenberg
Address: 58 Commercial, San Francisco, California
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Birth Date: 11 May 1887
Medium height & build, brown eyes, auburn hair
Employment: Water Tender, Great Northern Pacific R.R.
Date: June 1917
Census
1920 Census, Assembly District 25 San Francisco, San Francisco, California; 3545 23rd St
-Charles O Eisenberg, boarder, 31, single, b. PA; parents Russia mother tongue Hebrew; Marine Fireman
1940 Census, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California; 3905 Pacific Ave
Susan E Lang 38 , widow, b. PA
Marilyn J Lang 20, b. NY
Austin A Lang 18, b. NY
-Charles Eisenberg, lodger, 5, b. CA
-Charleene Eisenberg, lodger, 5, b. CA
(wife very ill; Charles provides caregiver for children)
Family History
Parents Samuel & Ethel Eisenberg
Siblings include Nathan, Samuel, Joseph
718 Brown St, Philadelphia
WIFE
California Death Index
Name: Edith Eisenberg
Birth: 1 Mar 1906 at California
Death: 5 Feb 1945 at Los Angeles Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Joesten [or Joesten]
Father's Surname: Fagan [Egan]
California Birth Index, 1905-1995
Name: Edith E Egan
Birth: 1 Mar 1906 at San Francisco Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Jossten
1910 Census, San Francisco Assembly District 38, San Francisco, California; 845 Golden Gate Ave
-Joseph T Egan 28,1st marriage, married 6 yrs, b. CA, parents LA, Telegraph Operator
-Ida A Egan, wife, 26, 1st marriage, 2 children born, 2 living, b. NE, parents Germany
-Edith J Egan, dau, 4. b. CA
-Joseph F Egan, son, 1yr 8mo, b. CA
California Death Index (Edith's brother)
Name: Joseph F Egan
Birth: 17 Aug 1908 at California
Death: 22 Nov 1962 at San Francisco Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Joesten
Charles Oliver Rice Eisenberg, Sr
Also known as "Shanghai Red"
Owner of Notorious Shanghai Red Cafe.
At 5th and Beacon in San Pedro, California.
"The toughest waterfront bar in the world."
"Finest Chinese food in the world, cooked by Victor Lee."
"He had good entertainment. Lionel Hampton had a band there. It was nothing to see Gov. Earl Warren and Leo Carrillo and Buck Jones and Harry Lundeberg the labor leader and a bunch of other big shots eating at Red's.
You've heard that Beacon Street was tough. Well, Beacon Street was NOT tough-- not in those days...Beacon Street was a warm and friendly place, in those years, and Shanghai was a good man for the town; he did what he thought best for the community." (Long Beach Independent, 2 Sep 1970, p B-1 & B-5; bldg demolished 1 Sep)
Family Man
Devoted husband of Edith Egan
He was Jewish; she Roman Catholic
Caring protective father of Charles & Charlene
Home on Carolina Street near 36th Street overlooking the harbor.
During Edith's long bout with terminal cancer, Charles hired a neighbor to care for the twins.
California Death Records
Name: Charles Oliver Eisenberg
Birth: abt 1892 at Pennsylvania
Death: 11 Jun 1957 at Los Angeles Co.
Burial: 17 Jun 1957, per cemetery
Suffered a fatal heart attack after attending funeral of longtime friend Joseph "Cap" Hills
Newspapers far & wide ran stories of his death
World War I Draft Registration Card
Name: Charles Oliver Eisenberg
Address: 58 Commercial, San Francisco, California
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Birth Date: 11 May 1887
Medium height & build, brown eyes, auburn hair
Employment: Water Tender, Great Northern Pacific R.R.
Date: June 1917
Census
1920 Census, Assembly District 25 San Francisco, San Francisco, California; 3545 23rd St
-Charles O Eisenberg, boarder, 31, single, b. PA; parents Russia mother tongue Hebrew; Marine Fireman
1940 Census, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California; 3905 Pacific Ave
Susan E Lang 38 , widow, b. PA
Marilyn J Lang 20, b. NY
Austin A Lang 18, b. NY
-Charles Eisenberg, lodger, 5, b. CA
-Charleene Eisenberg, lodger, 5, b. CA
(wife very ill; Charles provides caregiver for children)
Family History
Parents Samuel & Ethel Eisenberg
Siblings include Nathan, Samuel, Joseph
718 Brown St, Philadelphia
WIFE
California Death Index
Name: Edith Eisenberg
Birth: 1 Mar 1906 at California
Death: 5 Feb 1945 at Los Angeles Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Joesten [or Joesten]
Father's Surname: Fagan [Egan]
California Birth Index, 1905-1995
Name: Edith E Egan
Birth: 1 Mar 1906 at San Francisco Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Jossten
1910 Census, San Francisco Assembly District 38, San Francisco, California; 845 Golden Gate Ave
-Joseph T Egan 28,1st marriage, married 6 yrs, b. CA, parents LA, Telegraph Operator
-Ida A Egan, wife, 26, 1st marriage, 2 children born, 2 living, b. NE, parents Germany
-Edith J Egan, dau, 4. b. CA
-Joseph F Egan, son, 1yr 8mo, b. CA
California Death Index (Edith's brother)
Name: Joseph F Egan
Birth: 17 Aug 1908 at California
Death: 22 Nov 1962 at San Francisco Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Joesten
Also known as "Shanghai Red"
Owner of Notorious Shanghai Red Cafe.
At 5th and Beacon in San Pedro, California.
"The toughest waterfront bar in the world."
"Finest Chinese food in the world, cooked by Victor Lee."
"He had good entertainment. Lionel Hampton had a band there. It was nothing to see Gov. Earl Warren and Leo Carrillo and Buck Jones and Harry Lundeberg the labor leader and a bunch of other big shots eating at Red's.
You've heard that Beacon Street was tough. Well, Beacon Street was NOT tough-- not in those days...Beacon Street was a warm and friendly place, in those years, and Shanghai was a good man for the town; he did what he thought best for the community." (Long Beach Independent, 2 Sep 1970, p B-1 & B-5; bldg demolished 1 Sep)
Family Man
Devoted husband of Edith Egan
He was Jewish; she Roman Catholic
Caring protective father of Charles & Charlene
Home on Carolina Street near 36th Street overlooking the harbor.
During Edith's long bout with terminal cancer, Charles hired a neighbor to care for the twins.
California Death Records
Name: Charles Oliver Eisenberg
Birth: abt 1892 at Pennsylvania
Death: 11 Jun 1957 at Los Angeles Co.
Burial: 17 Jun 1957, per cemetery
Suffered a fatal heart attack after attending funeral of longtime friend Joseph "Cap" Hills
Newspapers far & wide ran stories of his death
World War I Draft Registration Card
Name: Charles Oliver Eisenberg
Address: 58 Commercial, San Francisco, California
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Birth Date: 11 May 1887
Medium height & build, brown eyes, auburn hair
Employment: Water Tender, Great Northern Pacific R.R.
Date: June 1917
Census
1920 Census, Assembly District 25 San Francisco, San Francisco, California; 3545 23rd St
-Charles O Eisenberg, boarder, 31, single, b. PA; parents Russia mother tongue Hebrew; Marine Fireman
1940 Census, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California; 3905 Pacific Ave
Susan E Lang 38 , widow, b. PA
Marilyn J Lang 20, b. NY
Austin A Lang 18, b. NY
-Charles Eisenberg, lodger, 5, b. CA
-Charleene Eisenberg, lodger, 5, b. CA
(wife very ill; Charles provides caregiver for children)
Family History
Parents Samuel & Ethel Eisenberg
Siblings include Nathan, Samuel, Joseph
718 Brown St, Philadelphia
WIFE
California Death Index
Name: Edith Eisenberg
Birth: 1 Mar 1906 at California
Death: 5 Feb 1945 at Los Angeles Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Joesten [or Joesten]
Father's Surname: Fagan [Egan]
California Birth Index, 1905-1995
Name: Edith E Egan
Birth: 1 Mar 1906 at San Francisco Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Jossten
1910 Census, San Francisco Assembly District 38, San Francisco, California; 845 Golden Gate Ave
-Joseph T Egan 28,1st marriage, married 6 yrs, b. CA, parents LA, Telegraph Operator
-Ida A Egan, wife, 26, 1st marriage, 2 children born, 2 living, b. NE, parents Germany
-Edith J Egan, dau, 4. b. CA
-Joseph F Egan, son, 1yr 8mo, b. CA
California Death Index (Edith's brother)
Name: Joseph F Egan
Birth: 17 Aug 1908 at California
Death: 22 Nov 1962 at San Francisco Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Joesten
