The National Trust for Historic Preservation says Seattle’s Chinatown International District (CID) is in danger of disappearing as a unique community-- so much so that it has been placed on this year's most endangered historic places. FOX13
is in danger of disappearing as a unique community-- so much so that it has been placed on this year's most endangered historic places. was drained by the Japanese internment camps of World War II and then split by the construction of I-5.
"The Chinatown International District is an incredibly important place. Not just here in Seattle, but as a part of our larger American story," said Katherine Malone-France, the chief preservation officer of the National Trust Historic Preservation. "It is under tremendous pressure and threat from development."
"Communities want transit and want access to this beautiful, amazing, historic and cultural place, but there’s a delicate way to do it that maintains the community members that have lived and moved through here for the past century," said Pham. Co-founder of Transit Equity For All, Betty Lau, says the community wants to work with city and civic leaders to balance the priorities of preservation and access.
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