Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden
The ‘China Gate’ on Pender Street was donated to the City of Vancouver by the Government of the People’s Republic of China following the Expo 86 world’s fair, where it was on display. After being displayed for almost 20 years at its current location, the Gate was re-built and received a major renovated facade employing stone and steel. Funding for this renovation came through some government and private support; the renovated gate had its unveiling during the October 2005 visit of Guangdong governor Huang Huahua.
The Sam Kee Building - The Sam Kee Company, run by Chang Toy one of the wealthier merchants in turn-of-the-last-century Chinatown, bought this land as a standard-sized lot in 1903. However, in 1912 the City widened Pender Street, expropriating all but 6 feet off the Pender Street side of the lot. In 1913 the architects Brown and Gillam designed this narrow, steel-framed free-standing building on the left over 6 feet. The basement, extending under the sidewalk, housed public baths; shops were on the ground floor and offices above. The 1980s rehabilitation of the building for Jack Chow was designed by Soren Rasmussen Architect and completed in 1986. The building is considered the narrowest commercial building in the world according to the Guinness Book of Records.
Lord Strathcona Elementary School, the oldest public school in Greater Vancouver, is the only public school serving Vancouver’s Chinatown.
Wing Sang Building is one of the oldest buildings in Chinatown. Built in 1889 by Thomas Ennor Julian, the six storey home was home to Yip Sang’s Wing Sang Company (Wing Sang Limited) from 1889 to 1955.