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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1288 QUEBEC STREET, vancouver, British Columbia

1288 Quebec Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

3 Bedroom 3 Bathroom 2274 sqft
Keller Williams Realty Vancentral
For sale OPEN HOUSE $869,000
824 289 ALEXANDER STREET, vancouver, British Columbia

824 289 Alexander Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 772 sqft
Century 21 In Town Realty
For sale $2,598,000
10 1182 QUEBEC STREET, vancouver, British Columbia

10 1182 Quebec Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

3 Bedroom 3 Bathroom 2026 sqft
Rennie & Associates Realty Ltd.
For sale $1,799,000
2110 1618 QUEBEC STREET, vancouver, British Columbia

2110 1618 Quebec Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

2 Bedroom 2 Bathroom 1357 sqft
RE/MAX Crest Realty
For sale OPEN HOUSE $949,000
803 1255 MAIN STREET, vancouver, British Columbia

803 1255 Main Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

2 Bedroom 2 Bathroom 1196 sqft
One Percent Realty Ltd.
For sale OPEN HOUSE $848,000
751 955 E HASTINGS STREET, vancouver, British Columbia

751 955 E Hastings Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

2 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 869 sqft
Engel & Volkers Vancouver
For sale $1,050,000
1401 189 NATIONAL AVENUE, vancouver, British Columbia

1401 189 National Avenue

Vancouver, British Columbia

2 Bedroom 2 Bathroom 956 sqft
Exp Realty
For sale OPEN HOUSE $405,000
208 1 E CORDOVA STREET, vancouver, British Columbia

208 1 E Cordova Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bathroom 401 sqft
Century 21 In Town Realty
For sale $499,000
605 150 E CORDOVA STREET, vancouver, British Columbia

605 150 E Cordova Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 526 sqft
Royal LePage Northstar Realty (S. Surrey)
For sale $995,000
304 120 MILROSS AVENUE, vancouver, British Columbia

304 120 Milross Avenue

Vancouver, British Columbia

2 Bedroom 2 Bathroom 1111 sqft
Engel & Volkers Vancouver
For sale OPEN HOUSE $1,599,900
777 PRIOR STREET, vancouver, British Columbia

777 Prior Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

3 Bedroom 2 Bathroom 1524 sqft
Oakwyn Realty Ltd.
For sale OPEN HOUSE $749,000
508 27 ALEXANDER STREET, vancouver, British Columbia

508 27 Alexander Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 707 sqft
Macdonald Realty

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