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Originally Posted by tofu1413
yeah.. chinatown is dying down..
it was thriving on weekends in the 90's.. i remember my parents being pissed off trying to find parking.
it was also nice when we went to get bbq pork or duck.. got a fresh cut from the butcher and got to snack on some...
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I'm a first generation chinese born and raised in Vancouver and I'm in support of the gentrification of Chinatown.
I do like Chinatown for its history, charm and culture but lets face it.
When was the last time you were in Chinatown?
When was the last time you were in Chinatown after 8pm (aside from night market)?
Chinatown has lost it's appeal to the more rounded and developed chinese malls in Richmond, Burnaby.
With the gentrification it'll only help build out Downtown Vancouver, which imo is what we need. It'll also bring more awareness, sense of community and much needed foot traffic into the area where it's dead after 5pm every day.
The City of Vancouver already has in plans to gentrify it but with that in mind they also want to keep the historic and heritage components - which I highly support.