Chinatown, Toronto
Chinatown, Toronto (also known as Downtown Chinatown or West Chinatown) is a Chinese ethnic enclave located in the city's downtown core of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is centred at the intersections of Spadina Avenue and Dundas Street, West.
Chinatown, Toronto 多倫多西區華埠 | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Street level "downtown" Chinatown at the intersection of Dundas Street and Spadina Avenue | |
Location within Toronto | |
| Coordinates: 43.6529°N 79.3980°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| City | Toronto |
The present neighbourhood was the result of the government expropriating Toronto's first Chinatown in the late 1950s to make way for a new city hall and public square. As a result of the expropriations, a number of businesses and residents based in the city's first Chinatown moved west towards Spadina Avenue during the 1950s and 1960s, later joined by other Chinese immigrants during the 1960s. The neighbourhood is one of several Chinatowns in Toronto that developed during the latter half of the 20th century.