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MONTREAL - Hotels and luxury condos have sprung up around the ornate red and gold gate that marks the south entrance to Montreal's Chinatown, towering above the busy dumpling restaurants and mom-and-pop stores.
Concern over the downtown neighbourhood’s future hit a new high recently when a developer purchased buildings on one of its most historic blocks.
"Chinatown is part of Montreal’s identity and its protection is everyone's business," said Mayor Valérie Plante.
Can Montreal's Chinatown survive? WEEKEND READ | Real estate development threatens to erase 200 years of history — and buildings that are decades older than city records show. Author of the article: Marian Scott • Montreal Gazette Publishing date: May 22, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 13 minute read • At the Chinese Association of Montreal, which has owned its three-storey stone headquarters since 1920, there’s a firm resolve to stay put. “Our building is not for sale,” says the association’s vice-president Bryant Chang, left, with director Bill Wong. Photo ...
The Chinatown Working Group is calling for the area to be designated as a protected heritage district. Author of the article: Marian Scott • Montreal Gazette Publishing date: Apr 26, 2021 • 3 hours ago • 5 minute read • Karen Cho, foreground, and Jonathan Cha, left, with members of the Chinatown Working Group, are seen at the corner of de la Gauchetière and Côté Sts. in the heart of Montreal's Chinatown on Friday, April 23, 2021. Photo by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette Article content Defenders of Chinatown are sounding the alarm after much of the neigh...