Tag: revitalization

Young generation fuels Chinatown’s future

When she was young, Claudia Li’s grandmother would bring her to Chinatown on her trips to buy groceries. She was amazed by the number of people her grandmother knew…

By Christopher Cheung , in City Feature story , on April 1, 2015

Saving society buildings key to Chinatown revitalization

It’s been a big year for Chinatown. After a decade of on the part of the City of Vancouver and…

By Jessica Linzey , in Beyond Vancouverism: Urban design under shadows of glass and concrete , on March 23, 2010

Vancouver’s Punjabi Market falls on hard times

Shelina Virani folds a black sari in her colourful shop and recalls the times when the street was filled with…

By Rebecca teBrake , in Business , on November 13, 2008