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
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For sale $1,195,000
1411 1661 QUEBEC STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

1411 1661 Quebec Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

2 Bedroom 2 Bathroom 869 ft2
Dexter Realty
For sale $629,000
511 22 E CORDOVA STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

511 22 E Cordova Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 770 ft2
Oakwyn Realty Ltd.
For sale $1,265,000
406 1128 QUEBEC STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

406 1128 Quebec Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

2 Bedroom 2 Bathroom 1,091 ft2
RE/MAX All Points Realty
For sale OPEN HOUSE $598,000
310 221 UNION STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

310 221 Union Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 705 ft2
Rennie & Associates Realty Ltd.
For sale OPEN HOUSE $799,800
1912 1618 QUEBEC STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

1912 1618 Quebec Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 715 ft2
Oakwyn Realty Ltd.
For sale OPEN HOUSE $929,988
415 221 UNION STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

415 221 Union Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

2 Bedroom 2 Bathroom 936 ft2
Oakwyn Realty Ltd.
For sale OPEN HOUSE $934,999
903 221 UNION STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

903 221 Union Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 877 ft2
Oakwyn Realty Ltd.
For sale OPEN HOUSE $799,000
208 189 KEEFER STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

208 189 Keefer Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

3 Bedroom 2 Bathroom 957 ft2
Stilhavn Real Estate Services
For sale OPEN HOUSE $769,000
515 1661 QUEBEC STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

515 1661 Quebec Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 664 ft2
Royal Pacific Realty (Kingsway) Ltd.
For sale OPEN HOUSE $798,000
303 700 E PENDER STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

303 700 E Pender Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 717 ft2
Oakwyn Realty Ltd.
For sale OPEN HOUSE $650,000
210 221 UNION STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

210 221 Union Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 685 ft2
Engel & Volkers Vancouver
For sale $1,699,900
910 1661 QUEBEC STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

910 1661 Quebec Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

2 Bedroom 2 Bathroom 1,065 ft2
Sutton Group-West Coast Realty

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