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3981665 Bardessa

Here's the reason why Chinatown, Japantown, Little Saigon want our own neighborhood names used. Please make the corrections.
There is no such place as an International District!

The entire district name is Chinatown International District, according to City Ordinance 119297 (1999), or the CID; or Chinatown ID, but never just ID.

The boundaries of the CID are from 4th Ave. S. to Rainier Ave. S. and from Yesler Way to Charles and Dearborn Streets (Chinatown International District Urban Village Master Plan, 1998; Chinatown International District Strategic Plan, 1998; Chinatown International District Neighborhood Master Plan, updated 2021).

Within the CID are the three neighborhoods of Chinatown, Japantown and Little Saigon. Chinatown is roughly south of Jackson; Japantown is roughly north of Jackson and Little Saigon is largely east of I-5.

Also within the CID is the Seattle Chinatown Historic District, as listed on the National Register of Historic Places (1986). For your information, a portion of Japantown opted to be included in the Chinatown Historic District.

The name Chinatown International District came about as the result of a compromise, and as such, no one in Chinatown, Japantown or Little Saigon (CJLS) likes it; but that’s the nature of a compromise. We want our own neighborhood names to be used for historic, cultural, heritage and marketing reasons. The problem with the “international" label is that it marks us as forever foreign and contributes to the anti-Asian hate crimes climate. As one community member asked, “When do we get to be American?” We prefer our own neighborhood names be used, as they are now time honored parts of the American fabric.

The City of Seattle is moving in the right direction. City staff met with representatives of CJLS to get our input on the Jackson St. Streetcar project. As a result, our neighborhood names of Chinatown, Japantown, and Little Saigon each appears on one of the three streetcar station stops on Jackson....

3981640 Bardessa

Hi, couldn't label Chinatown correctly so here are the options: 1) Chinatown 2) Chinatown Historic District; documentation: National Register Seattle Chinatown Historic District (Nov. 61986 but letter not received until 1987 but can also find this info in Washington State HIstoric Preservation Office files or US National Register of Historic Places; there's also a map but the map wouldn't copy and paste):
STATE OF WASHINGTON
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
OFFICE OF ARCHAEOLOGY HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Olympia, Washington (20K)) •
March 19, 1987
Ms. Karen Gordon,
Hlstoric Preservation Officer Seattle Community Development
400 Yesler Buildlng
Seattle, WA 98104-2696

Dear Ms. Gordon:
It gives us great pleasure to inform you that the Seattle
CHINATOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT
Seattle, Washington
has been selected by the Keeper ot the National Register for placement in the National Register of Historic Places.
The National Register is the tangible reminders of the history of the United States and Is the repository of the natlon's cultural resources worthy of preservation.
We are pleased to apprise you of this honor.
Sincerely,
Jacob E. Thomas
State Historic Preservation Officer


3981612 Bardessa

Hi, couldn't figure out how to make corrections myself, so where the marker is, is the location of Japantown from Jackson to both sides of Main Street. For documentation, plz send me an email address I can put attachments to. Or look up Chinatown International District Neighborhood Master Plan on the city website (1998, 2021 update).

3981098 Bardessa

1. Chinatown International District is official name of district (SeattleCity Ordinance 119297) It's incorrectly listed as Interntional District on the map on the Sound Transit December meeting page
2. The CID is 3 neighborhoods: Chinatown, Japantown, Little Saigon but this map only lists Little Saigon. Chinatown is south of Jackson St. Japantown is north of Jackson St.
3. You need to show CID is on both sides of I-5 as well as show the 3 different neighborhoods in it: Chinatown, Japantown, Little Saigon
4. Let me know if you need the city documentation as evidence or need more details.

4150163

sincerely doubt there is a natural spring here node/8363165102/history

Is this a decorative fountain? it's tagged as not drinking water, so I guess not a drinking fountain?

4345632 Lumikeiju

Road closed for construction. Blocked by gate. Currently being repaved. 2024-07-22

#EveryDoor

4347390 Lumikeiju

L.E.A.D "Clothes & Shoes" donation bin, metal, green, in flowerbed just north of bus stop shelter

#EveryDoor

4319418 wislander

Unable to answer "How does this path cross the barrier here?" – node/8178599099 via StreetComplete 58.0:

No barrier here

4202149 Benelope98304

Routing to houses on this street (7727, 7801, 7811, etc. NE 133rd Pl) are directing people to go into the church parking lot off of 132nd, when really the directions should take them on 133rd.

4215537 EMPIRE SPEED WASH

Empire Speed Wash Laundromat