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.

Chinatown
Real Estate Listings

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For sale OPEN HOUSE $759,000
609 1688 PULLMAN PORTER STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

609 1688 Pullman Porter Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 605 ft2
Oakwyn Realty Ltd.
For sale $739,000
1206 111 E 1ST AVENUE, Vancouver, British Columbia

1206 111 E 1st Avenue

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 638 ft2
Pacific Evergreen Realty Ltd.
For sale OPEN HOUSE $1,099,900
PH7 188 KEEFER STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

Ph7 188 Keefer Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

2 Bedroom 3 Bathroom 1,084 ft2
1ne Collective Realty Inc.
For sale OPEN HOUSE $1,199,800
903 239 KEEFER STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

903 239 Keefer Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

3 Bedroom 3 Bathroom 1,175 ft2
Sutton Group-West Coast Realty
For sale OPEN HOUSE $1,199,800
901 239 KEEFER STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

901 239 Keefer Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

3 Bedroom 3 Bathroom 1,211 ft2
Sutton Group-West Coast Realty
For sale OPEN HOUSE $539,800
707 239 KEEFER STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

707 239 Keefer Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 604 ft2
Sutton Group-West Coast Realty
For sale $1,589,000
141 ALEXANDER STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

141 Alexander Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

2 Bedroom 2 Bathroom 2,206 ft2
RE/MAX Crest Realty
For sale $699,000
701 219 E GEORGIA STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

701 219 E Georgia Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 657 ft2
Bode Platform Inc.
For sale $1,375,000
83 ALEXANDER STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

83 Alexander Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

2 Bedroom 2 Bathroom 2,010 ft2
RE/MAX Crest Realty
For sale $9,800,000
795 KEEFER STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

795 Keefer Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

21 Bedroom 12 Bathroom 15,751 ft2
Oakwyn Realty Ltd.
For sale OPEN HOUSE $775,000
808 189 KEEFER STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

808 189 Keefer Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

2 Bedroom 2 Bathroom 830 ft2
Macdonald Realty
For sale $718,000
904 189 NATIONAL AVENUE, Vancouver, British Columbia

904 189 National Avenue

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 840 ft2
Royal Pacific Riverside Realty Ltd.

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