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Chinatown is a neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, along S. Wentworth Avenue between Cermak Road and W. 26th St.Over a third of Chicago's Chinese population resides in this ethnic enclave, making it one of the largest concentrations of Chinese-Americans in the United States. [3]
Chinatown Square, on 45 acres (180,000 m 2) of reclaimed land from a former railroad yard, houses mostly restaurants, retail space, boutiques, banks, clinics, beauty shops, and a handful of offices. This outdoor mall is the largest Chinese mall in the US east of San Francisco and west of New York City.
Vietnamese and Thai restaurants at the corner of Argyle Street and Broadway. Chicago restaurateur Jimmy Wong bought property in the area in the 1960s and planned its rebirth as New Chinatown. He envisioned a mall with pagodas, trees and reflecting ponds to replace the empty storefronts. [8]
Seven Treasures, the beloved Chinatown restaurant best known for the 554 and wonton noodles served late into the night, will close permanently Aug. 15. Owner Ben Au said he’s ready to retire. A ...
Asian restaurants in Chicago (7 P) F. Filipino shrines in Chicago (2 P) ... Chinatown, Chicago; History of Chinese Americans in Chicago; Chinese American Museum of ...
It would be the longest-running Chinese restaurant in the U.S. if founded in 1903, longer than Pekin Noodle Parlor in Butte, Montana, which was founded in 1909 or 1911.
Triad extortion activity is also rife in several Chinatowns of Sydney, Australia. Chinese restaurants have especially been targeted in Sydney. [15] Many Chinese victims in Chinatown and other areas are prostitutes and reluctant to report any incidents of gang harassment to authorities because they fear possible retaliation. First-generation ...
One of the most recognizable restaurants in Los Angeles' Chinatown, Plum Tree Inn served Peking duck and Szechuan standbys for more than 40 years until June 2020. It was the last of a handful of ...