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Chinatown
David MotsingerNoah Scro
Joe Sherman
Location
South Side in the Armour Square Community Area
Cermak Ave. and Wentworth Ave.
Red Line From Loyola to Cermak-Chinatown Stop
Demographics
Approximately 16,325 residents
Chinese-American Ethnic Majority
Amour Square’s population: 72% Asian-American (Chinese-American majority)
Median Household income: $36,856
History1869: Chinese Immigrants move to Chicago by train in to escape West Coast’s anti-Chinese violence
1912: Chinese immigrants move from the Loop to South of Chicago to escape high rent prices
1926: On Leong Merchants Association Building (Pui Tak Center) is established as a “city hall” and cultural symbol of the Chinese ethnic neighborhood, and 50 10-year leases are acquired
1980: Chinatown Square is created
LandMarksOn Leong Merchants Association Building/ Pui Tak Center: community center/town hall
Chinatown Square: restaurants/shops/festival stage
Seven Treasures Restaurant: local favorite
Chinatown Mural: shows history of immigrants
Chinese American Museum of Chicago
Bibliographyhttp://www.realtor.com/local/Chinatown-Sub_Chicago_IL/lifestyle
http://www.wbez.org/series/curious-city/question-answered-when-did-chicago’s-chinatown-develop-neighborhood-104125
http://chicagochinatown.org
http://www.chicago-chinatown.info
http://www.chicago-chinatown.com
http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/284.html