Chinatown

Chinatown

Chinatown in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, is Canada’s largest Chinatown. Centred on Pender Street, it is surrounded by Gastown and the Downtown Financial and Central Business Districts to the west, the Downtown Eastside to the north, the remnant of old Japantown to the northeast, and the residential neighbourhood of Strathcona to the east. The approximate street borders of Chinatown’s official area as designated by the City of Vancouver are the alley between Pender Street and Hastings,Georgia, Gore, and Taylor Streets,[2] although its unofficial boundaries extend well into the rest of the Downtown Eastside. Main, Pender, and Keefer Streets are the principal areas of commercial activity.

Chinatown remains a popular tourist attraction, and is one of the largest historic Chinatowns in North America. However, it went into decline as newer members of Vancouver’s Cantonese Chinese community dispersed to other areas of the metropolis. It has been more recently overshadowed by the newer Chinese immigrant business district along No. 3 Road in the Vancouver suburb of Richmond, which had been an Anglo-Saxon bastion until the 1980s. Many affluent Hong Kong and Taiwaneseimmigrants have moved there since the late 1980s, coinciding with the increase of Chinese-ethnic retail and restaurants in that area. This new area is designated the “Golden Village” by the City of Richmond, which met resistance to the proposed renaming of the area to “Chinatown” both from merchants in Vancouver’s Chinatown and also from non-Chinese residents and merchants in Richmond itself.

Chinatown was once known for its neon signs but like the rest of the city lost many of the spectacular signs to changing times and a new sign bylaw passed in 1974. The last of these was the Ho Ho sign (which showed a rice bowl and chop sticks) which was removed in 1997. Ongoing efforts at revitalization include efforts by the business community to improve safety by hiring private security; looking at new marketing promotions and introducing residential units into the neighbourhood by restoring and renovating some of the heritage buildings. Current focus is on the restoration and adaptive reuse of the distinctive Association buildings.

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PH4 933 E HASTINGS STREET, vancouver, British Columbia

Ph4 933 E Hastings Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

2 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 765 sqft
Dexter Realty
For sale OPEN HOUSE $1,186,500
1901 1618 QUEBEC STREET, vancouver, British Columbia

1901 1618 Quebec Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

2 Bedroom 2 Bathroom 883 sqft
Exp Realty
For sale OPEN HOUSE $820,000
201 150 ALEXANDER STREET, vancouver, British Columbia

201 150 Alexander Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 916 sqft
Coldwell Banker Prestige Realty
For sale OPEN HOUSE $879,000
507 22 E CORDOVA STREET, vancouver, British Columbia

507 22 E Cordova Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 1022 sqft
Coldwell Banker Prestige Realty
For sale OPEN HOUSE $365,000
411 138 E HASTINGS STREET, vancouver, British Columbia

411 138 E Hastings Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 452 sqft
Oakwyn Realty Ltd.
For sale OPEN HOUSE $688,000
301 983 EAST HASTINGS STREET, vancouver, British Columbia

301 983 East Hastings Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 680 sqft
Oakwyn Realty Ltd.
For sale $899,000
404 71 E PENDER STREET, vancouver, British Columbia

404 71 E Pender Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

2 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 950 sqft
Sutton Group-West Coast Realty
For sale $575,000
809 168 POWELL STREET, vancouver, British Columbia

809 168 Powell Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 643 sqft
RE/MAX Select Realty
For sale OPEN HOUSE $1,169,000
708 111 E 1ST AVENUE, vancouver, British Columbia

708 111 E 1st Avenue

Vancouver, British Columbia

2 Bedroom 2 Bathroom 962 sqft
Stilhavn Real Estate Services
For sale $499,000
511 168 POWELL STREET, vancouver, British Columbia

511 168 Powell Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 746 sqft
Pacific Evergreen Realty Ltd.
RE/MAX City Realty
For sale $529,900
416 1 E CORDOVA STREET, vancouver, British Columbia

416 1 E Cordova Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 592 sqft
Exp Realty
For sale OPEN HOUSE $838,000
824 289 ALEXANDER STREET, vancouver, British Columbia

824 289 Alexander Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 780 sqft
Heller Murch Realty

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