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We are in Toronto, Ontario this weekend, visiting friends, this is Yu's 4th trip here, and every time we make the 3 hour trip around the lake to our neighbor to the north, we visit Chinatown, usualy the old downtown one, but this time we decided to explore the newer locations on the north side of the city, this got me thinking there needs to be a Chinatown thread on CFL much like the Chinese Grocery store thread.

 

OK so I will start this topic off with, well not quite stateside but close enough once your Wife/Husband has their GREEN-CARD or Citizenship.

 

Toronto Ontario Canada.

 

Old Chinatown: DOWNTOWN Toronto

Dundas/Spadina

222 Spadina av

Toronto, ON M5T 2C2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatown,_Toronto

 

Google MAP

 

Scarborough, Markham, and Richmond Hill (North East, Toronto)

 

http://www.geocities.com/cplarosa/toronto/malls.htm

 

http://www.pacificmalltoronto.com/

New Century Plaza, Metro Square

 

The Greater Toronto Area in Ontario, Canada, has at least six Chinatowns ¡ª three are located within the city's boundaries, while the other three are located in adjacent suburbs. Chinatown Toronto - Downtown Chinatown. Toronto's is the second largest Chinatown in North America and the largest when all six Chinatowns are grouped as one. It is centred around the intersection of Dundas Street West and Spadina Avenue, and extends outward from this point along both streets. It has grown significantly over the years an ... MORE
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Can't say for Tacoma, or Spokane, or Olympia, but for Seattle it's a bit different than any other Chinatown I've seen.

 

In Seattle it's called the International District, and it's right by both of the Stadiums, the Convention Center(but there are two convention centers in Seattle!), and the train station. While International is stretching it a bit thin, it's mostly Japanese and Chinese in terms of stores and restaurants. It's also fairly small, and only seems to be a few blocks in terms of area.

 

There are some other communities in the area, like Federal Way to the south, that have a focus on other Asian countries. Federal Way undergoing more of a transition to Korean culture.

 

Google Map.

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Chinatown Los Angeles is ~Main Street and Alameda Ave (north Broadway). But, that's if you're a tourist. Events there are still very cool...but...

 

The real "Chinatown" in LA is in the San Gabriel Valley and, in particular, in Alhambra and Monterey Park, CA. :lol:

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Here in Portland the traditional Chinatown gets smaller every year. Most of the Chinese businesses are on SE 82nd Ave between Foster and Division now. We have a pretty good sized Asian mall that is predominantly Chinese on 82nd between Powell and Division. Fubon Supermarket is the main business there.

http://www.fubonn.com/

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you saw the rest, now see the best chinatown in USA :lol:

 

some reading materials

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatown,_Manhattan

http://www.ny.com/articles/chinatown.html

 

some websites about nyc chinatown

http://www.chinatown-online.com/

http://www.nychinatown.org/index.html

http://www.explorechinatown.com/

 

google queens and brooklyn chinatown for more information.

 

edit: chinatowns in canada and the united states, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatowns_in_North_America

 

edit: interesting note on nyc chinatown does not have a paifang compared to other chinatowns in north america. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paifang

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Chinatown Los Angeles is ~Main Street and Alameda Ave (north Broadway). But, that's if you're a tourist. Events there are still very cool...but...

 

The real "Chinatown" in LA is in the San Gabriel Valley and, in particular, in Alhambra and Monterey Park, CA. :)

When I read Main Street, I thought about Alhambra first, not downtown LA...

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Lets see...ChinaTown in downtown Buffalo Mills, Pennsyltucky (population 60)...OPPPS, they ain't one...but-but I think a Chinese person drove by Buffalo Mills once, probably threw the remainders of some General Tsao chicken onto the side of the road as they blasted by. :)

 

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you saw the rest, now see the best chinatown in USA :P

 

some reading materials

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatown,_Manhattan

http://www.ny.com/articles/chinatown.html

 

some websites about nyc chinatown

http://www.chinatown-online.com/

http://www.nychinatown.org/index.html

http://www.explorechinatown.com/

 

google queens and brooklyn chinatown for more information.

 

edit: chinatowns in canada and the united states, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatowns_in_North_America

 

edit: interesting note on nyc chinatown does not have a paifang compared to other chinatowns in north america. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paifang

Thanks! I was going to get around to posting about the Chinatown in my home state.

 

In my case the closest ones for us is Toronto, just a 3 hour drive from my home.

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Tai tai and myself just got back from the Boston Chinatown today. In her words, "Atlanta China town more good."

 

Myself, I was amazed at how much the Boston China town was like China, even down to the McDonalds. Had a heckuva time finding a place to park and I wasn't gonna pay the $15 for one of them parking lots. I findly found a place on the side of the road with a meter.

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Austin Tx. doesn't have a huge Asian population, but there are a few "Asian towns" if that counts.

 

Up on braker and lamar is a "China town" has 2 good asian grocery stores, and 1 chinese restaurant, but my wife doesn't like the food.

There are quite a few other China oriented businesses, a Chinese bank, some Vietnamese food restaurants and such.

 

At 183 and McNeil is a small shopping center that has a Chinese market, and restaurant combination. The food here is good (my wife likes it) and the grocery store is convenient, if smaller range of goods that the big store. There is a noodle shop (too expensive), and some other Chinese businesses in the shopping center.

 

So, sadly we don't have a good and proper China town, but it gets us by.

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In southern California (Orange County), Irvine has a huge Chinese population. Not necessarily a "Chinatown" per se but Ranch 99 markets and a lot of excellent restaurants. Also, my favorite, the "Tea Station"... yummy.

 

Close to Irvine is Little Saigon which also has a lot of Chinese from Vietnam and other areas. Also a huge Korean population near there.

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