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Originally Posted by skyxx
Chinatown is dying down. It's not what it used to be like. Before T & T and local neighbourhood produce markets, Chinatown was Booming every weekend. It was always bustling with people. I remember when i was young, It was nearly impossible to walk around but now it's pretty quiet. Sad to see such an awesome place die down.
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When I get off work around 6ish, and cut through chinatown, most of the stores are closed or just finishing up closing. By 7, only a few restaurants remain open. Other than the night market on the weekends in the summer, there is no night life left in the chinatown area.
I remember driving through the chinatown area at 6 am in the morning back in 1998, and all you see is a few old ladies doing their morning walks, and a few crack heads looking to find a fix.
To be honest, I am quite surprised to see a waves coffee still open at night in that area.
A few reasons why chinatown has become what it is today include Richmond and other pockets of chinese style produce like Victoria and 41st. ave.
And the crack heads in the area.