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  Chinatown, Washington, D.C. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chinatown in Washington, D.C. is a small, historic neighborhood east of downtown, in the present day consisting of a handful of ethnic Chinese and other Asian restaurants and small businesses along H and I Streets between 5th and 8th Streets, Northwest.
The Chinatown area was formerly populated by German immigrants; it is coincidentally the modern home of the Washington branch of the Goethe-Institut.
A peripheral section was torn down for the construction of the old Washington Convention Center at 900 9th St NW; the city constructed the Wah Luck House at 6th and H Streets, NW, to accommodate the displaced residents in 1982.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chinatown,_Washington,_DC   (815 words)

  
 Chinatown (Washington, DC) - Chinese Restaurant - Chinese Restaurant and Chinese Food
Chinatown in Washington, DC is a small, historic neighborhood east of downtown, in the present day consisting of a handful of ethnic ChinaChinese and other Asian restaurants and small businesses along H and I Streets between 6th and 8th Streets, Washington DC (northwest)Northwest.
The Chinatown area was formerly populated by GermanyGerman immigrants; it is coincidentally the modern home of the Washington branch of the Goethe-Institut.
A peripheral section was torn down for the construction of the old Washington Convention Center at 900 9th St NW; the city constructed the Wah Luck House at 6th and H Sts.
www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Chinatown_(Washington,_DC)   (540 words)

  
 -Washington DC, Services.
DC's annual culinary celebration is one of the areas most attended events.
DC's Capital Pride, which started in 1975 as a small block party, is now one of the largest pride festivals in the country.
Washington, DC Visit this neighborhood's six museums and enjoy demonstrations, interactive tours, hands-on workshops and concerts.
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 Washington, D.C. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Washington is surrounded by the states of Maryland (on its southeast, northeast, and northwest sides) and Virginia (on its western side); it interrupts those states' common border, which is the Potomac River's southern shore both upstream and downstream from the District.
Washington was an important center in the genesis of punk rock in the United States.
The George Washington University, founded by an act of Congress in 1821, is the largest institution of higher education in the nation's capital with its main campus in Foggy Bottom and its Mount Vernon campus in the Foxhall neighborhood of Northwest Washington.
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 chinatown in the United States
Chinatown in Washington, D.C. appeared as early as 1885 on Pennsylvania Avenue between 3rd and 4th streets, N.W. In 1890, the U.S. government started to buy Chinatown property to use for government buildings, so the residents had to move.
With the increase of Chinese population, now in Rockville, Maryland, the suburb of Washington D.C., a new Chinatown is forming with Chinese restaurants, groceries, banks and other businesses.
Map to the Chinatown at the D.C. Map to the Chinatown at Rockville, Maryland
www.chiamonline.com /ChinaTown/DC.html   (100 words)

  
 The Official Website of DC Councilmember Jack Evans - Chinatown
The MCI Center, the new Washington Convention Center and the Gallery Place Development project are all Evans supported/endorsed projects located in the immediate vicinity of Chinatown.
The Asian Liaison Unit acts as a conduit between the Police Department and the Asian community in the Washington, DC area.
Responsibilities of the unit include: general police operations in the Chinatown area; conducting investigations involving Asians as the complainant or perpetrators of a crime; assisting the with translation services and promoting community relations within the Asian community by attending community meetings, workshops, and safety seminars in all of the police districts.
www.dccouncil.washington.dc.us /EVANS/chinatown.html   (508 words)

  
 The Net Net: Touring Chinatown
This is a short survey of restaurants in Washington DC's Chinatown, made over the course of a year or so.
The map of Chinatown in Washington, D.C. accompanying this list should indicate where each of these places are.
BAD NEWS: As we go to press, the Washington Post reports that the Golden Palace is shutting down on Boxing day, to re-open some time later in 1999 at 800 Eighth st. They close only three days after President Clinton ate there.
www.thenetnet.com /reviews/chinatown.html   (1281 words)

  
 Washington DC Family Attractions - Chinatown
Washington DC Chinatown is located in an area east of downtown that was actually first settled by Germans immigrants.
If you're lucky enough to be in Washington, DC during the Chinese New Year, you'll find that this section of our nation's capitol boasts one of the best New Year festivals and parades in the entire country.
The city has endeavored to preserve this Asian neighborhood and in 2004, Chinatown underwent a $200 million dollar renovation that resulted in the area becoming a center for exciting nightlife as well as a place to enjoy meals at a variety of restaurants and shopping at high-end department stores and specialty shops.
www.washingtondckids.com /washingtondckids_attractions/chinatown.htm   (229 words)

  
 Chinatown Bus Services Cheap Discount Bus Tickets NYC Washington DC Boston Philadelphia
In the late 1990s a few entrepreneurs in New York's Chinatown started running buses from Chinatown in NY to Chinatown in Boston for less than half of what traditional bus companies were charging and a fraction of what it cost to take the train or fly.
There are a few fundamental differences between the way Chinatown bus companies and traditional bus companies run their operations.
An odd little quirk on Chinatown buses is that every aisle seat usually has a plastic grocery bag tied to the arm.
www.chinatown-bus.org   (766 words)

  
 Chinatown (Washington, DC) News
A local real estate developer is jumping into her highest-profile project yet with the recent purchase of the last undeveloped corner of the intersection at Seventh and H streets Northwest.
Heavy rain and lightning across the Washington area has caused severe flooding and thousands of power outages from Pennsylvania to Maryland's eastern shore, which means an unexpected Monday off for many federal...
The latest news and notes in D.C. and beyond TWO WEEKENDS AGO, this blogger was with friends at the Cleveland Park Bar and Grill watching a United States v.
www.topix.net /city/washington-dc-chinatown   (731 words)

  
 TheCapitol.Net > Visiting Washington, DC > Getting Into, Around, and Out of Washington, DC
serves Washington, DC, with stops in the suburbs in Virginia and Maryland.
For inexpensive fares on a Chinatown bus from Chinatown in NYC to Chinatown in WDC.
If you are not familiar with the Washington, DC area, inside WDC you are urged to use the Metro, taxi, bicycle and walk.
www.thecapitol.net /VisitingDC/transportation.htm   (811 words)

  
 Chinatown- Washington D.C. - VirtualTourist.com
Washington DC chinatown is filled with an array of colorful restaurants and shops.
In the 1930’s they moved to the heart of the District of Columbia, near the corner of 7th and H Streets, NW, an area that was formerly populated by German immigrants There they marked the area with decorative metal latticework and railings as well as Chinese signs.
Not all of the commercial establishments in the Chinatown is chinese.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/North_America/United_States_of_America/Washington_DC/Things_To_Do-Washington_DC-Chinatown-BR-1.html   (1112 words)

  
 Washington Real Estate Agents, Washington Homes For Sale, REALTORS and Washington
Washington D.C., the capital city and administrative district of the United States, is located in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan area which includes Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Washington is also known for its many prestigious colleges and universities such as Georgetown University, American University, and George Washington University.
Washington Dulles International Airport is a hub for several the major airlines.
www.homegain.com /local_real_estate/DC/washington.html   (659 words)

  
 Cultural Tourism DC - Neigborhood Tours -- Info
Alfred Liu designed this huge seven-roofed, wooden archway at the behest of the governments of Washington, DC, and the Municipality of Beijing, Washington's sister city.
Jostling for attention next door to the old Washington Hebrew Congregation (1898), now the Greater New Hope Baptist Church, and the monolithic Washington Convention Center, this colorful archway symbolizes an area that has been the center for both Chinese business and immigration in Washington, DC.
While touring Chinatown, you'll want to note Alfred Liu's Wah Luck House, built to assist Chinese residents displaced with the building of the city's Convention Center.
www.culturaltourismdc.org /dch_tourism2555/dch_tourism.htm?doc_id=44107   (230 words)

  
 Chinatown: Washington DC
As we go to press, the Washington Post reports that the Golden Palace is shutting down on Boxing day, to re-open some time later in 1999 at 800 Eighth st. They close only three days after President Clinton ate there.
This is the only place I have been in Chinatown where I have never seen anyone Chinese eating.
A more complete list of Chinese restaurants in the Washington DC area can be found at yeschinese.com.
www.panix.com /~kludge/chinese.html   (2254 words)

  
 New Century Travel bus- Daily bus between New York Washington DC and Philadelphia online tickets
Washington DC, New York City, Philadelphia Chinatown express deluxe bus daily service.
Chinatown express bus service from DC to NYC, NYC to DC, Philly to NYC, NY to Philly.
Chinatown to Chinatown bus line service, bus DC Chinatown bus DC, NYC Deluxe coach.
www.2000coach.com   (350 words)

  
 ArchitectureWeek - Building - D.C. Chinatown Restoration - 2004.0414
Douglas Development, with the help of GTM Architects, of which I'm a partner, set out to revitalize Chinatown and turn it into a vibrant dining and retail destination for the residents of Washington D.C. At the same time, we wanted to maintain and accentuate the historic character of the area.
In the case of the Chinatown project, the postrenovation buildings look much the same from the outside as they did when built in the 19th century.
Several of the original facades had been previously altered or removed, but the architectural team at GTM was able to replicate several of the original designs by working from historical documentation dating back to 1860.
www.architectureweek.com /2004/0414/building_1-2.html   (863 words)

  
 United States: Washington DC Practitioners Attend Chinatown Parade | Clearharmony - Falundafa in Europe
By a Falun Dafa practitioner from Washington DC The Taiwan Overseas Chinese Association of Metro-DC area resumed its annual celebration parade in Chinatown on October 10th.
Teachers and students from Minghui School parade through Chinatown in DC At around 9:30 a.m., volunteers from the Minghui School appeared in the streets of Chinatown.
The parade set out from the Chinese Association building, crossed many major streets of Washington DC and returned to the stage on H street.
www.clearharmony.net /articles/200210/7648.html   (383 words)

  
 Food Washington : Eating Well in The Nations Capitol
It is one of the few restaurants in DC where the buzz is actually deserved.
One could say that Oya is one of the growing ranks of NEW Washington restaurant – one that is long on design and easy on the eyes but a place where the food is just mediocre.
Given that this is Washington, the prices are also a little bit on the high side but in line with other seafood establishments around town.
www.foodwashington.com   (2991 words)

  
 United States: DC: Washington
DC Menus.com - Restaurant and bar directory devoted to students.
Fodors.com: Washington, DC Restaurants - Browse and review restaurants in the city.
Washington Post Entertainment Guide - Restaurants - Part of CitySearch.com, the Post presents professional reviews and general restaurant and venue information for the District and nearby cities.
chefmoz.org /United_States/DC/Washington   (201 words)

  
 Washington DC Real Estate Developer FLGA LLC
Gallery Place is the largest urban mixed use project in modern Washington's history.
Located adjacent to the MCI Center in Chinatown, it is a $250 million multi-faceted development project with approximately 300,000 square feet of retail and entertainment uses, including 14 movie theaters; 275 new condominium housing units; 400,000 square feet of new offices; and 1,000 parking spaces.
Partnering with Western Development Corporation and the Akridge Company, FLGA LLC actively participated in all aspects of project development from conception through construction, including instrumental in gaining a $75 million TIF (Tax Increment Financing) bond approval from the District of Columbia.
www.flgallc.com /projects.htm   (125 words)

  
 Official Tourism Site of Washington, DC - Home
Each night during December, musical groups primarily from the Washington area perform for the entertainment of visitors to the Ellipse.
George Washington’s Mount Vernon shows its colonial hospitality with special evening candlelight tours that showcase the Washingtons’ Christmas traditions.
Treasures of American History will be on display starting November 17 and will feature an engaging mix of the famous, the familiar and the unexpected.
washington.org /index.cfm?blnNavView=True&idContentType=660&...   (225 words)

  
 Friendship Archway | Washington DC | WCities Destination Guide
Spanning H Street at 7th Street, the Friendship Archway is Chinatown's most visible and beautiful landmark.
The arch, decorated in the classical art of the Ming and Ch'ing dynasties with four pillars and five roofs, was dedicated in 1986 by the mayors of Beijing and Washington.
A joint $1 million project between the Washington and Beijing governments was part of an effort to make DC's eight-block Chinatown a world-class center for Asian trade.
www.wcities.com /en/record/,51059/37/record.html   (122 words)

  
 Chinatown - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the past, overcrowded Chinatowns in urban areas were generally shunned by the non-Chinese public as ethnic ghettos, and seen as places of vice and cultural insularity where "unassimilable foreigners" congregated.
Melbourne Chinatown, established in the Victorian gold rush in 1854, is the longest continuously running Chinatown outside of Asia (San Francisco Chinatown was built earlier during the California Gold Rush, but rebuilt after it was destroyed by earthquakes).
With an influx of new immigrants from then British possession of Hong Kong, a new Chinatown (mainly commercial) became established in the Soho district of Central London in the 1950s and 1960s.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chinatown   (7447 words)

  
 Official Tourism Site of Washington, DC - Travel Professionals
DC’s ever-growing hotel inventory is certain to meet the needs of every traveler.
Search property listings within this section for just the right spot to rest after an exciting day in Washington, DC and book your hotel room online.
Use the Drop Down Menu or the map below to view or book accommodations in the Washington, DC metro and surrounding areas including Maryland and Virginia.
www.washington.org /Action/act_ShortcutSelection.cfm?IDCT=525&idCurrentPage=33   (121 words)

  
 Meetups near Washington, DC - Meetup.com
Washington DC, Md and N. Va. Disco and Hustle Dance Meetup Group (24 members)
Washington DC Peak Oil Survival Solutions Meetup (36 members)
Washington DC Alternative Energy Nobel Peace Economics (35 members)
www.meetup.com /cities/us/dc/washington   (2262 words)

  
 Chinatown Arch in Washington, D.C. on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Chinatown Arch in Washington, D.C. To take full advantage of Flickr, you should use a JavaScript-enabled browser and
The Chinatown gate in downtown D.C. at 7th and H Streets, N.W. Comments
Cool shot -- thanks for posting this (and your other shots!) in the DC Chinatown Group.This does a great job of capturing the feel of this intersection.
www.flickr.com /photos/25225070@N00/63505020   (161 words)

  
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Washington, DC American, Barbecue, Burgers, Cajun/Creole, Mexican, Tex-Mex
Washington, DC Good for celebrations/special occasions, Good for groups, Good for solo dining
Washington, DC Eastern European, Greek, Italian, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Turkish
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