Toronto's First Chinatown (2) Commemorative Plaque, 2007
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Resource ID
4864
Access
Open
Address
89 Chestnut St, Toronto, ON M5G 1R1
Credit Line
Heritage Toronto
Date of Creation
2007
Historical Themes
Post-war urban development
Keywords
Chinese-Canadian heritage
Program Category
Historical Plaques
Rights
Heritage Toronto
Time Period
1954-1998
Caption
Toronto's First Chinatown (2) Commemorative Plaque, 2007
Description
This first Chinatown thrived until the late 1940s when the City of Toronto began its controversial expropriation of much of the neighbourhood to make room for a new City Hall and Nathan Phillips Square. Demolition finally took place in 1955. Some Chinese businesses could not afford to re-locate and closed. Others packed up and moved west along Dundas Street to Spadina Avenue where they became the heart of today's ‘Old Chinatown'. Heritage Toronto 2007
(Has Chinese Translation)
Marker lat / long: 43.653749, -79.38496 (WGS84)