Calgary's Chinatown

Calgary's Chinatown lies in the downtown Calgary core between 1st avenue and 4th avenue southeast. Chinatown straddles Centre Street and is located in North East Calgary on the east side of  Center Street and on the west side is located in the North West Calgary.  It is ironic that the James Short Parkade is named after a mayor of Calgary who actively tried to demolish Chinatown because he believed it brought down the property value.  In the 1960's, Calgary's city council tried to relocate a major roadway through Chinatown that would have ultimately removed all of Chinatown. Canadian born Chinese fought city hall's expropriation attempt and today Calgary is the only Chinatown protected by a bylaw in Canada that guarantees its existence as a cultural and historical site.