Chinese "Friendship Arch", 10th and Arch Streets.

Philadelphia's Chinatown is a small, dominately Asian neighborhood, located within the Center City district. While similar in concept to the "Chinatowns" of many major U.S. cities, this ethnic enclave posesses a great deal of distinctly Philadelphian architecture and cultural character. Image File history File links Friendship Arch, 10th and Arch Streets, Chinatown, Philadelphia. ... Image File history File links Friendship Arch, 10th and Arch Streets, Chinatown, Philadelphia. ... Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ... The term Asian can refer to something or someone from Asia. ... Downtown Philadelphia This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... New York City is home to the largest Chinatown in North America, and is centered around Canal Street in the borough of Manhattan. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations by or about: United States Wikinews has news related to this article: United States United States government CIA World Factbook Entry for United States House. ...

History

Modern Chinatown spans from Arch to Vine Streets, and from 8th to 11th Streets. The first semblance of the neighborhood appeared in 1850 in the form of a laundry on Tenth and Race Streets. The neighborhood slowly grew from this initial area to encompass much of it's current boundaries. Common usage of the term "Chinatown" to refer to the neighborhood began around 1926. During various periods of urban renewal, starting in the 1960's, portions of Chinatown were destroyed in construction of the Independence Mall, Vine Street Expressway, Pennsylvania Convention Center, and other projects. In an attempt to preserve the remnants of Philadelphia's Chinatown, the neighborhood was incorporated in 1969 as the Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation. This gave community and business leaders more say in matters of local development. While these conservation efforts and general popularity have staved off several recent development efforts, its proximity to Philadelphia's expanding downtown has continued to threaten the small neighborhood. Today, Chinatown functions as a popular tourist destination, a center of trade, and as a home to many of the city's finest ethnic restaurants and bakeries. It is also typically considered the heart of the Asian culture in the Delaware Valley metropolitan area. 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Laundry hung out for drying Man and woman washing linen in a brook, from William Henry Pynes Microcosm, 1806. ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Urban renewal (also called urban regeneration in British English) is a movement in urban planning that reached its peak in the United States from the late 1940s through the early 1970s. ... The belltower atop Independence Hall, formerly home to the Liberty Bell. ... Interstate 676 is an interstate highway that serves as a major thoroughfare through Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey. ... The Pennsylvania Convention Center is a multi-use public facility designed to accomodate conventions, exhibitions, conferences and other events. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Delaware Valley is the name of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-Atlantic City, New Jersey-Wilmington, Delaware Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area. ...

Chinatown is famous for it's "Friendship Arch", an ornate paifang in the heart of the neighborhood. Though a feature common in many North American Chinatowns, the Arch Street incarnation is more elaborately rendered than most. The adjacent street was even renamed to honor the intricately crafted archway. Categories: China-related stubs ... World map showing location of North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere, bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west...

External Links

http://www.chinatown-pcdc.com