Detroit's First Chinatown (Detroit, Michigan)
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Detroit's forgotten Chinatown was centered around Bagley and Third Streets and extended west beyond the current location of the Lodge Freeway (M-10). After World War II, the Chinese population of Detroit was over 3,000 with Chinatown having a booming economy.
The area was demolished because of the construction of the Lodge Freeway in the early 1950s. There was an attempt to relocate Chinese population to Cass and Peterboro and though the area thrived briefly, it never succeeded like the prior location. Most stores and restaurants closed by the early 1980s.
The area was demolished because of the construction of the Lodge Freeway in the early 1950s. There was an attempt to relocate Chinese population to Cass and Peterboro and though the area thrived briefly, it never succeeded like the prior location. Most stores and restaurants closed by the early 1980s.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatowns_in_North_America#Michigan
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 42°19'55"N 83°3'25"W
- South Windsor 3.9 km
- Fountainbleu 6.7 km
- Delray 7.3 km
- Southwest Detroit 7.9 km
- Pike Creek 15 km
- Warrendale 16 km
- Lodge Heights 17 km
- Beverly Neighborhood 92 km
- West Park 140 km
- North Collinwood 146 km
- Detroit Public Safety HQ 0.2 km
- DTE Energy Headquarters 0.2 km
- MGM Grand Detroit 0.3 km
- Parking Garage 0.4 km
- Interstate 75 & M-10 Interchange 0.6 km
- Downtown Detroit 0.7 km
- Wayne County Community College; Downtown Campus 0.7 km
- Corktown 0.8 km
- Clement Kern Gardens 1 km
- North Corktown 1.8 km