Walk Through a History of Chinatown

One of the first high-end Chinese restaurants in New York, this business's name has been revived at a new restaurant down the block.

In the 145+ years the neighborhood has been thought of as Chinatown, the places where we live, work, shop, eat, gather, and celebrate have contributed to what it means to be Chinese/Asian American. Follow along as we "walk through" the layers of our neighborhood's history with a few snapshots from the Archive.