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Chinatown Square, on 45 acres (180,000 m 2) of reclaimed land from a former railroad yard, houses mostly restaurants, retail space, boutiques, banks, clinics, beauty shops, and a handful of offices. This outdoor mall is the largest Chinese mall in the US east of San Francisco and west of New York City .
An early 1990 crime wave and the opening of Asia Plaza (a shopping mall catering to Asian businesses and consumers) in nearby Asiatown worsened the economic decline of historic Chinatown. [14] The last Asian restaurant on Rockwell Avenue [6] was Shanghai Wu's Cuisine, which took over the Shanghai Restaurant space in December 2006. [16]
During the late 1980s, a group of Chinatown business leaders bought 32 acres (130,000 m 2) of property north of Archer Avenue from the Santa Fe Railway and built Chinatown Square, a two-level mall consisting of restaurants, beauty salons and law offices, flanked by 21 new townhouses.
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Why did the sudden closing of Chinatown’s Seven Treasures, home of the cult favorite 554, leave long lines and such grief? After all, the iconic dishes live on at Wonton Gourmet in Des Plaines.
Early businesses in East Coast cities included hand laundries and restaurants. Chinatown started on Mott, Park (now Mosco), Pell, and Doyers Streets, east of the notorious Five Points district. By 1870 there was a Chinese population of 200. By 1882, when the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed, the population was up to 2,000 residents. In 1900 ...
Jing Fong (Chinese: 金豐) is a Chinese dim sum restaurant that was originally located on the second floor of 20 Elizabeth Street in Chinatown, Manhattan, New York City. It had a large seating capacity accommodating over 800 seats with 20,000 square feet. [3] [4] Jing Fong is known for hosting weddings, with a large, columnless banquet hall.
4. Café China. Location: 59 W. 37th St. Reservations: Resy This Sichuan favorite spans three levels of a 1930’s brick building. Round up your hungriest friends for dim sum, including dan dan ...