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 $799,000
515 55 E CORDOVA STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

515 55 E Cordova Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bathroom 920 ft2
Macdonald Realty Westmar
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 OPEN HOUSE $569,900
501 983 E HASTINGS STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

501 983 E Hastings Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 687 ft2
Macdonald Realty
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 $829,000
808 933 E HASTINGS STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

808 933 E Hastings Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

2 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 701 ft2
Rennie & Associates Realty Ltd.
For sale OPEN HOUSE $775,000
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 $749,900
772 UNION STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

772 Union Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

2 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 768 ft2
Macdonald Realty
For sale OPEN HOUSE $1,299,000
765 KEEFER STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

765 Keefer Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

2 Bedroom 3 Bathroom 1,769 ft2
Oakwyn Realty Ltd.
For sale OPEN HOUSE $389,900
205 663 GORE AVENUE, Vancouver, British Columbia

205 663 Gore Avenue

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 516 ft2
RE/MAX Select Realty
For sale $799,800
507 125 MILROSS AVENUE, Vancouver, British Columbia

507 125 Milross Avenue

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 747 ft2
Macdonald Realty
For sale $439,900
209 168 POWELL STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

209 168 Powell Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 640 ft2
Stilhavn Real Estate Services
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.

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