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Residents of Detroit’s “Chinatown” celebrate the 32nd anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Republic, October 11, 1943.
Detroit’s Chinese community was firmly established by the 1930’s and despite a ban on Asian immigration for nearly 40 years, it continued to grow and thrive. “Chinatown”, originally located on Third St., fell victim to urban renewal and was demolished in the early 1960’s for the construction of the Lodge Freeway. Although it was relocated a mile on Cass Ave., the move signaled the beginning of the emigration of the community out of the city. |
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