China Town Toronto

[draven_heart]

So I was reading the paper today, and read this article.

Reading some of the comments surprised me. I think its a good thing, that Toronto has decided to build an arch way for China Town.

What are your thoughts? Do you think that Toronto China town is dirty? Doesn't need an arch way? A waste of money? Unfair?  

[t0shi0]

Woah.
It looks so white now.
Let's see how it looks a couple months after it's done~
rofl  

[wiim]

From what I recall, most other Chinatowns around the world have these big archways. Seems like they exist just to "authenticate" that the area has been designated as a Chinatown that conforms to traditional Chinese archways. However, I don't think it's needed in Toronto.
The Chinatown in downtown Toronto already has several green/red columns with Chinese sculptures propped at the top of each. They're located on both sides of the streets on the sidewalks.

Toronto's Chinatown really is dirty, though. Accompanied by an unpleasant smell too. That $415 000 should be spent on cleaning and resolving infrastructure in that area. Many buildings are old (I don't mean historically aesthetic) and rundown; store owners litter and in turn make the overall area dirty. It's no wonder this Chinatown is not very popular and less of a tourist spot than ever before.

Sorry for the lengthy response to your questions. Hahaha... lol