Chinatown neighborhood of Boston
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The Chinatown neighborhood of Boston is a vibrant, densely populated urban district known for its Chinese-American community, cultural institutions, and diverse Asian restaurants and shops.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chinatown neighborhood | 3 |
| Boston Planning & Development Agency Chinatown planning area | 1 |
| Chinatown neighborhood of Boston canonical | 1 |
| Chinatown, Boston | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinatown
ⓘ
ethnic enclave ⓘ neighborhood ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Downtown Crossing
ⓘ
Fort Point Channel ⓘ Leather District ⓘ
surface form:
Leather District (Boston)
South End, Boston ⓘ
surface form:
South End (Boston)
Theater District (Boston) ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ethnicCommunity |
Chinese American
ⓘ
Other Asian American communities ⓘ Vietnamese Americans ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnamese American
|
| hasLandmark |
Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center
ⓘ
China Trade Center (Boston) ⓘ Chinatown Gate (Boston) ⓘ Chinatown Park (Boston) ⓘ Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of San Francisco ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of New England
Chinese Progressive Association (Boston) ⓘ Rose Kennedy Greenway ⓘ
surface form:
Rose Kennedy Greenway Chinatown Park
Tufts Medical Center ⓘ Wang YMCA of Chinatown ⓘ |
| hasSubwayStation |
Chinatown station
ⓘ
South Station ⓘ Tufts Medical Center station ⓘ |
| historicalCharacteristic |
affected by urban renewal projects in the 20th century
ⓘ
developed as a Chinese immigrant enclave in the late 19th century ⓘ one of the last remaining historic urban Chinatowns in New England ⓘ |
| issue |
affordable housing shortage
ⓘ
gentrification pressure ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Asian bakeries
ⓘ
Asian grocery stores ⓘ Chinese New Year celebrations ⓘ Chinese cultural institutions ⓘ Chinese herbal medicine shops ⓘ Chinese restaurants ⓘ Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations ⓘ dim sum restaurants ⓘ |
| languageCommonlySpoken |
Cantonese
ⓘ
English ⓘ Mandarin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
Massachusetts ⓘ New England ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| partOf | Downtown Boston ⓘ |
| postalCode | 02111 ⓘ |
| servedBySubwayLine |
MBTA Orange Line
ⓘ
MBTA Red Line ⓘ MBTA Silver Line ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chinatown, Boston
this entity surface form:
Chinatown neighborhood
this entity surface form:
Chinatown neighborhood
subject surface form:
Chinatown (Boston)
this entity surface form:
Boston Planning & Development Agency Chinatown planning area
this entity surface form:
Chinatown neighborhood