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 $798,000
503 125 MILROSS AVENUE, Vancouver, British Columbia

503 125 Milross Avenue

Vancouver, British Columbia

2 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 829 ft2
Exp Realty
For sale OPEN HOUSE $399,900
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 OPEN HOUSE $739,000
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 $799,900
715 221 UNION STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

715 221 Union Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

2 Bedroom 2 Bathroom 946 ft2
Exp Realty
For sale OPEN HOUSE $875,000
1706 1618 QUEBEC STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

1706 1618 Quebec Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 758 ft2
Oakwyn Realty Ltd.
For sale OPEN HOUSE $498,000
1201 188 KEEFER STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

1201 188 Keefer Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 497 ft2
Engel & Volkers Vancouver
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

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