China's Newest City: We Call it 'Detroit'

[Honky Tonk]

Yes it seems the Chinese are pretty successful at building massive ghost towns of their own. They could probably teach us a thing or two in that dept.

Driving through Detroit, I would say were pretty adept @ it on our own.

[Danny]

The Old Chinatownin Detroit used to be at 3rd Street from W. Fort St. to Plum St. from the 1870sto 1960s. Handful of Chinese families including dominant Chin's, Chung's andMoy's families move to Cass and Peterboro St.[[ No thanks to Detroit Housing Commissionand the building of the Lodge FWY.) The 1980s was worst year for the secondDetroit Chinatown development. It started to die off slowly because of theseevents:


1. The Chinese families who reside in 1st to 2nd Chinatown speak mostlyCantonese. Other Chinese immigrants who arrive in Cass Corridor area to takeclasses at Wayne State University speak Mandarin.

2. There was no complete Chinese Social Services community center in the areato assist with their languages and work programs.

3. The crack epidemic flooded through Cass Corridor area keeping customers out.

4. The murder of Vincent Chin [[in Highland Park) was the last draw for Chinesefamilies in Detroit. Most of them pack up their bags and businesses and move toother parts of the suburbs from Canton, TWP to Troy, MI.

A new mixture-like Chinatown is beginning to sprout in John R. Rd. from 11 MileRd. to 14 Mile Rd. in Madison Heights. Detroit's Chinatown is long gone, but thereare few Chinese families living along the corridor thanks to fast growngentrification tactics from Wayne State University and other youngprofessionals moving in.

[SDCC]

Interesting Danny, thanks for sharing...sadly downtown San Diego's Chinatown faded as well...different reasons

[Hermod]

Interesting Danny, thanks for sharing...sadly downtown San Diego's Chinatown faded as well...different reasons

Washington DC Chinatown is pretty much gone. Philadelphia Chinatown [[very vibrant in 1970) is in danger.

Lots of Asian businesses in the DC area, but they are all in the suburbs now.

[WaCoTS]

ever see a 13-story blg tip over like a cow? look:
http://gizmodo.com/5304233/entire-new-13+story-building-tips-over-in-shanghai/
why would you build blgs without a foundation?
because they never intended for anyone to live in em, they just want money to change hands, supporting a bubble economy.
IMO.

[Gistok]

It's a shame there weren't a bunch of them in a row nearby... Asians are so good at tipping dominos....