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Encyclopedia > Chinatown, Washington, D.C.
Map of Washington, D.C., with Chinatown highlighted in red
Map of Washington, D.C., with Chinatown highlighted in red
Chinatown's "Friendship Archway", as seen looking west on H St.
Looking north up 7th St. The buildings on the west side of the street sport stylized Chinese characters on hanging banners—the only remaining signs of the original character of this now fully gentrified corridor.

Chinatown in Washington, D.C. is a small, historic neighborhood east of downtown, in the present day consisting of a handful of ethnic Chinese and other Asian restaurants and small businesses along H and I Streets between 5th and 8th Streets, Northwest. It is known for its annual Chinese New Year festival and parade and the Friendship Arch, a Chinese gate built over H Street at 7th Street. Other prominent landmarks include the Verizon Center, a sports and entertainment arena, and the Old Patent Office Building, which houses two of the Smithsonian Museums. The neighborhood is served by the Gallery Place-Chinatown station of the Washington Metro. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (784x958, 47 KB) This image is a modified version of a self-generated reference map from the U.S. Census Bureaus American Factfinder at http://factfinder. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (784x958, 47 KB) This image is a modified version of a self-generated reference map from the U.S. Census Bureaus American Factfinder at http://factfinder. ... Friendship Arch in Chinatown (Washington, DC); photo taken by User:Postdlf, 12-13-04. ... Friendship Arch in Chinatown (Washington, DC); photo taken by User:Postdlf, 12-13-04. ... View up 7th St in Chinatown (Washington, DC); photo taken by User:Postdlf 12-13-04. ... View up 7th St in Chinatown (Washington, DC); photo taken by User:Postdlf 12-13-04. ... For other uses, see Chinatown (disambiguation). ... Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia Coordinates: Country United States Federal District District of Columbia Government  - Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D)  - City Council Chairperson: Vincent C. Gray (D) Ward 1: Jim Graham (D... The H Street Corridor is a commercial district in Northeast Washington, D.C. It was one of Washingtons earliest and busiest commercial districts, but after World War II, the neighborhood went into decline. ... Color-enhanced USGS satellite image of Washington, DC, taken April 26, 2002. ... Chinese New Year (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), or Spring Festival or the Lunar New Year (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. ... One of the formal entrances or Paifang to Chinatown in London, England. ... Georgia Avenue is a major through north-south artery in northwest Washington, D.C. and Montgomery County, Maryland. ... The Verizon Center is a sports and entertainment arena in Washington, D.C., USA, named after telecommunications sponsor Verizon Communications. ... The Old Patent Office Building undergoing renovation The Patent Office Building in the 19th Century The historic Old Patent Office Building in Washington, D.C. covers an entire city block defined by F and G Streets and 7th and 9th Streets NW in Chinatown. ... The Smithsonian castle, as seen through the garden gate. ... The Glory of the Chinese Descendants at the Chinatown exit Gallery Pl-Chinatown is a Washington Metro station in Washington, DC on the Green, Red and Yellow Lines. ... The Washington Metro, or simply Metro, is the rapid transit system of Washington, D.C., and neighboring suburban communities in Maryland and Virginia, both inside and outside the Capital Beltway. ...


History

The Chinatown area was formerly populated by German immigrants; it is coincidentally the modern home of the Washington branch of the Goethe-Institut. Chinese immigrants began to populate the area in the 1930s, having been displaced from Washington's original Chinatown along Pennsylvania Avenue by the development of the Federal Triangle government office complex. The newcomers marked it with decorative metal latticework and railings as well as Chinese signage. At its peak, Chinatown was deemed to extend from G Street north to Massachusetts Avenue, and from 9th Street east to 5th Street. Goethe in der Campagna The Goethe-Institut (GI) is a German non-profit organisation whose mission is to promote German language and culture outside of the German-speaking countries. ... Overseas Chinese (華僑 in pinyin: huáqiáo, or 華胞 huábāo, or 僑胞 qiáobāo) are ethnic Chinese people who live outside of the China. ... The 1930s (years from 1930–1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known in Europe as the World Depression. ... Pennsylvania Avenue street sign, 2004. ... Freedom Plaza as viewed from the Old Post Office Pavillion There are several uses of the term: A building complex in Washington, D.C. with a generally uniform style of architecture including orange Spanish tile roofs, devoted to many of the Civil Service functions of the United States Federal Government... Mashrabiya screen on display in the British Museum Latticework is an ornamental framework consisting of a criss-crossed pattern of strips of building material, usually wood or metal but can be of any material. ... Massachusetts Avenue is the name shared by several prominent streets in the United States. ...


Like other Washington neighborhoods, Chinatown declined sharply after the 1968 riots. Ethnic Chinese residents, as well as many others, left for suburban areas, spurred further by the city's rising crime and taxes, and deteriorating business climate. When the Washington Metro station serving the neighborhood opened in 1976, it was named simply "Gallery Place," ignoring Chinatown altogether. The riots of April 4–8, 1968 devastated Washington, D.C. Washington, Chicago, and Baltimore were the cities most impacted by civil unrest in over 110 U.S. cities in the aftermath of the April 4 assassination of American Civil Rights Movement leader Martin Luther King, Jr. ... The Washington Metro, or simply Metro, is the rapid transit system of Washington, D.C., and neighboring suburban communities in Maryland and Virginia, both inside and outside the Capital Beltway. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ...


In 1986, the city dedicated the Friendship Archway, a traditional Chinese gate designed by local architect Alfred H. Liu. The colorful, $1 million work of public art includes 7 roofs up to 60 feet high, 7000 tiles, and 272 painted dragons in the style of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Erected to celebrate friendship with Washington's sister city of Beijing, it was hoped the arch would reinforce the neighborhood's Chinese character. According to the plaque next to the arch, it is the largest such archway in the world. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The term public art properly refers to works of art in any media that has been planned and executed with the specific intention of being sited or staged in the public domain, usually outside and accessible to all. ... For other uses, see Ming. ... The Qing Dynasty (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ching chao; Manchu: daicing gurun; Mongolian: Манж Чин), occasionally known as the Manchu Dynasty, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1644 to 1912. ... This article is about partnerships between towns distant from each other; see Twin cities for the different concept of physically neighbouring cities. ...   (Chinese:  ; Pinyin: BÄ›ijÄ«ng; IPA: ), a metropolis in northern China, is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ...


Also in 1986, the Metro station was given its present name, Gallery Place-Chinatown. By then, however, most of the neighborhood's eponymous Chinese population had already moved to the suburbs. A peripheral section was torn down for the construction of the old Washington Convention Center at 900 9th St NW; the city constructed the Wah Luck House at 6th and H Streets, NW, to accommodate the displaced residents in 1982. The core of the neighborhood was demolished to make way for the MCI Center which was completed in 1997 (renamed Verizon Center in 2006). Since then, high real estate costs and other effects of gentrification have priced some family businesses out of the area, while others have thrived by raising prices. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The MCI Center, view to the southeast across 7th St. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Verizon Center is a sports and entertainment arena in Washington, D.C., USA, named after telecommunications sponsor Verizon Communications. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...


Businesses

In 2006, Chinatown went under a $200 million renovation, transforming the area into a bustling scene for nightlife, shopping and entertainment, with high-end restaurants, a deluxe movie theater and a number of new stores. Gentrification has produced a strange phenomenon in DC's Chinatown. Local laws dictate that new businesses in the Chinatown area must have signs in English and Chinese, to preserve local character.[citation needed] Ironically most of the new businesses are national chain restaurants and stores, so that Starbucks, Hooters, CVS and Legal Sea Foods, among others, hang their names in Chinese outside their stores. Renovation is the process of restoring or improving a structure. ... A typical restaurant in uptown Manhattan A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to be consumed on the premises. ... A typical multiplex (AMC Promenade 16 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California). ...


Chinatown's most prominent businesses are the approximately 20 Chinese and Asian restaurants, almost all of which are owned by Asian American families. Among the most famous are Szechuan Gallery, Burma, Eat First, Full Kee, and Tony Cheng's. One of the restaurants, Wok & Roll, occupies what was once Mary Surratt's boarding house — the meeting place for John Wilkes Booth and his conspirators in Abraham Lincoln's assassination. Mary Surratt. ... John Wilkes Booth (May 10, 1838 – April 26, 1865) was an American actor from Maryland, infamous for his assassination of Abraham Lincoln on April 14,1865, who expired the next day. ... Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809—April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States (March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865). ...


The neighborhood is also home to a Chinese video store, a handful of general stores, and numerous Chinese-American cultural and religious charities. Recently, Chinatown has also become an independent transportation hub. Several independent, immigrant-owned Chinatown bus lines run from DC to the Chinatowns in Philadelphia, New York, and even Boston. They include Apex Bus, Today's Bus, New Century Travel, and Dragon Coach. Prices are generally set at just under Greyhound Bus Passengers waiting at the Fung Wah Lines ticket window on Canal Street and the Bowery in Manhattan Chinatown bus lines, also called 野雞車 (yě jī chē, which translates as wild chicken trucks) in Chinese, refers to the private transportation industry that has arisen in the Chinatown communities of the East Coast... Greyhound Lines is the largest inter-city common carrier of passengers by bus in North America, serving 2,200 destinations in the United States. ...


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Chinatown, Washington, D.C. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (815 words)
Chinatown in Washington, D.C. is a small, historic neighborhood east of downtown, in the present day consisting of a handful of ethnic Chinese and other Asian restaurants and small businesses along H and I Streets between 5th and 8th Streets, Northwest.
The Chinatown area was formerly populated by German immigrants; it is coincidentally the modern home of the Washington branch of the Goethe-Institut.
A peripheral section was torn down for the construction of the old Washington Convention Center at 900 9th St NW; the city constructed the Wah Luck House at 6th and H Streets, NW, to accommodate the displaced residents in 1982.
Chinatown (Washington, DC) - Chinese Restaurant - Chinese Restaurant and Chinese Food (540 words)
Chinatown in Washington, DC is a small, historic neighborhood east of downtown, in the present day consisting of a handful of ethnic ChinaChinese and other Asian restaurants and small businesses along H and I Streets between 6th and 8th Streets, Washington DC (northwest)Northwest.
The Chinatown area was formerly populated by GermanyGerman immigrants; it is coincidentally the modern home of the Washington branch of the Goethe-Institut.
A peripheral section was torn down for the construction of the old Washington Convention Center at 900 9th St NW; the city constructed the Wah Luck House at 6th and H Sts.
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