Toronto's First Chinatown plaque unveiling and tour, Nathan Phillips Square. July 1, 2023. Image by Johnny Wu.
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Resource ID
10544
Access
Open
Credit Line
Heritage Toronto
Date of Creation
01 July 2023
Keywords
Chinatown, Chinese Exclusion Act, plaques
People Depicted
Speaker: Jingshu Yao
Program Category
Tours
Rights
Heritage Toronto
Caption
Toronto's First Chinatown plaque unveiling and tour, Nathan Phillips Square. July 1, 2023. Image by Johnny Wu.
Description
The city's First Chinatown is a retronym for a former neighbourhood in Toronto, an area that once served as the city's Chinatown. The city's original Chinatown existed from the 1890s to the 1970s, along York Street and Elizabeth Street between Queen and Dundas Streets within the "ward."