Chinatown | |
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Neighborhood of Detroit | |
 MGM Grand Detroit in the location of the first Detroit Chinatown | |
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| Coordinates: 42°19′53″N 83°02′45″W / 42.33139°N 83.04583°W | |
| Country |  United States of America |
| State |  Michigan |
| County |  Wayne |
| City |  Detroit |
| ZIP Code | 48202 |
| Area code | Area code 313 |
Detroit has had at least two locations that were once called "Chinatown", with the first being in a downtown location at Third Avenue, Porter St and Bagley St, now the permanent site of the MGM Grand Casino and Interstate 75's Fisher Freeway.[1][2] In the 1960s urban renewal efforts facilitated its move to Cass Avenue and Peterboro, which was also an opportunity for the Chinese business community to finally purchase property.[3]
Much of the Metro Detroit Chinese community live in the Troy area; other Asians such as Koreans also are in great number there. As of 2023, revitalization efforts have been under way for a revival of Detroit's Chinatown.[4]
- ^ Chinatown, Burton collection, Detroit Public Library
- ^ "Detroit's Chinatown: forgotten part of history".
- ^ Detroit News, Feb 19, 1960
- ^ Robinson, Samuel (October 19, 2023). "$3.5M Chung's restoration drives Chinatown revival". Axios. Retrieved March 29, 2024.