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 $888,800
302 1220 E PENDER STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

302 1220 E Pender Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 1,261 ft2
Sutton Group-West Coast Realty
For sale $1,248,000
912 1618 QUEBEC STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

912 1618 Quebec Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

2 Bedroom 2 Bathroom 918 ft2
Vanhaus Gruppe Realty Inc.
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 $874,800
605 289 ALEXANDER STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

605 289 Alexander Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 2 Bathroom 829 ft2
RE/MAX Masters Realty
For sale OPEN HOUSE $538,000
203 150 E CORDOVA STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

203 150 E Cordova Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 676 ft2
Dexter Realty
For sale OPEN HOUSE $1,075,000
1003 1618 QUEBEC STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

1003 1618 Quebec Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

2 Bedroom 2 Bathroom 919 ft2
Engel & Volkers Vancouver
For sale $1,088,000
502 110 SWITCHMEN STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

502 110 Switchmen Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

2 Bedroom 2 Bathroom 739 ft2
Rennie & Associates Realty Ltd.
For sale OPEN HOUSE $1,299,880
2402 1128 QUEBEC STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

2402 1128 Quebec Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

2 Bedroom 2 Bathroom 1,074 ft2
Engel & Volkers Vancouver
For sale $350,000
514 138 E HASTINGS STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

514 138 E Hastings Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 448 ft2
Sutton Group - 1st West Realty
For sale OPEN HOUSE $999,000
1108 1661 QUEBEC STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

1108 1661 Quebec Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

2 Bedroom 2 Bathroom 830 ft2
Rennie & Associates Realty Ltd.
For sale OPEN HOUSE $1,249,000
702 41 ALEXANDER STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

702 41 Alexander Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 1,001 ft2
RE/MAX Crest Realty
Oakwyn Realty Ltd.
For sale OPEN HOUSE $1,738,000
1165 E PENDER STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

1165 E Pender Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

5 Bedroom 4 Bathroom 1,916 ft2
Exp Realty

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