First Chinatown, Toronto
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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 Str
The first Chinatown went along Elizabeth and York Street, between Dundas and Queen Street.
The Ward, c. 1910. Toronto's first Chinatown was situated in The Ward, an area that attracted new immigrants to the city.
Chinatown printers on Louisa Street. Now part of Toronto's City Hall.
View of Chinatown south of Dundas Street, on Elizabeth Street, c. 1934.
Chinatowns in Toronto
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Toronto Chinatowns are ethnic enclaves in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with a high concentration of ethnic Chinese residents and businesses. These neighbourhoods are major cultural, social and economic h
First Chinatown, Toronto
…1950s to build the new Toronto City Hall and its civic square, Nathan Phillips Square. The remainder of Toronto's First Chinatown still exists as one of Toronto's Chinatowns, with numerous Chinese restaurants, north of Hagerman and Armoury streets and around Dundas Street between Bay Street and University Avenue, albeit…
The first Chinatown went along Elizabeth and York Street, between Dundas and Queen Street.
Chinatown from Spadina Avenue
East Chinatown south of Gerrard Street East