Old Town

Old Town Chinatown is a neighborhood in the Northwest and Southwest sections of Portland, Oregon. The Willamette River forms its eastern boundary, separating it from the Lloyd District and the Kerns and Buckman neighborhoods.

In the Northwest section, NW Broadway forms the western boundary, separating it from the Pearl District, and W Burnside St. forms the southern boundary, separating it from Downtown Portland. In the Southwest section, the neighborhood extends from SW 3rd Ave. east to the river and from SW Stark St. north to W Burnside St. (with the exception of areas south of SW Pine St. and west of SW 2nd Ave, and south of SW Oak St. and west of SW 1st Ave., which are part of Downtown).

There are actually very few Chinese people living in Chinatown; indeed, a second Chinese area has sprung up around SE 82nd Avenue. Instead, the area has long been home to many elderly and mentally disabled residents living in turn-of-the-20th-century hotels and boarding houses. As redevelopment of the area continues, the question of where these residents will go remains unanswered as does how to relocate the civic and private social service organizations located there. Source wikipedia

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