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 $1,198,000
804 120 MILROSS AVENUE, Vancouver, British Columbia

804 120 Milross Avenue

Vancouver, British Columbia

2 Bedroom 2 Bathroom 1,046 ft2
Trg The Residential Group Realty
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 $446,800
602 239 KEEFER STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

602 239 Keefer Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 466 ft2
Sutton Group-West Coast Realty
For sale OPEN HOUSE $878,800
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 $799,000
507 22 E CORDOVA STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

507 22 E Cordova Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 1,022 ft2
Coldwell Banker Prestige Realty
For sale OPEN HOUSE $989,000
803 1159 MAIN STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

803 1159 Main Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

3 Bedroom 2 Bathroom 1,310 ft2
Heller Murch Realty
For sale OPEN HOUSE $745,000
516 1661 QUEBEC STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

516 1661 Quebec Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 640 ft2
Engel & Volkers Vancouver
For sale $899,000
411 289 ALEXANDER STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

411 289 Alexander Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 2 Bathroom 910 ft2
RE/MAX Crest Realty
For sale $329,000
206 138 E HASTINGS STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

206 138 E Hastings Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 452 ft2
Sutton Group - 1st West Realty
For sale OPEN HOUSE $1,849,000
1672 PULLMAN PORTER STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

1672 Pullman Porter Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

3 Bedroom 3 Bathroom 1,569 ft2
Oakwyn Realty Northwest
For sale OPEN HOUSE $1,358,000
1127 E PENDER STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

1127 E Pender Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

3 Bedroom 2 Bathroom 2,128 ft2
RE/MAX Crest Realty
For sale $725,000
701 219 E GEORGIA STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia

701 219 E Georgia Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 657 ft2
Bode Platform Inc.

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