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Historic alley in Seattle, Washington, U.S.

Canton Alley
The alley in 2022

Location	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates	47°35′53″N 122°19′23″W / 47.59806°N 122.32306°W / 47.59806; -122.32306

Canton Alley (Chinese: 廣州巷) is a historic alley between 7th and 8th Avenues South in Seattle's Chinatown–International District, in the United States. It borders the East Kong Yick Building, which houses the Wing Luke Museum, and has hosted various community events.

Description and history

The Alley dates back to 1910–1912, when the adjacent East Kong Yick Building and West Kong Yick Building were constructed. Canton Alley was once an active neighborhood space with apartments on the upper floors and small shops along both sides. The alley now borders the Wing Luke Museum, a pan-Asian Pacific American community-based museum.

Canton Alley was closed, repaved, and then reopened to the public in 2017 as part of a city reactivation project. It has been the site of has various community events and alley parties.

References

"Canton Alley will get a makeover — Paved streets, lanterns, and pedestrians welcome". Northwest Asian Weekly. July 17, 2015. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
"Canton Alley". Wing Luke Museum. Archived from the original on 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
"Historic Alleys: Chinatown ID" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-01-01.
"Reviving Canton Alley". University of Washington College of Built Environments. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
Robinson, Chetanya (September 15, 2023). "Wing Luke Museum windows in Canton Alley smashed in alleged hate crime". International Examiner.
Murohashi, Misa (June 15, 2017), "Canton Alley in ID re-paved and reopened", North American Post
"Canton, Nord, & Pioneer Passage Alley Improvement Project". Seattle Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on 2023-01-02. Retrieved 2023-01-02.

External links

Media related to Canton Alley, Seattle at Wikimedia Commons

v t e Chinatown–International District, Seattle
Buildings	East Kong Yick Building Eastern Hotel International District / Chinatown Branch Library Louisa Hotel Nippon Kan Theatre Panama Hotel
Business	A+ Hong Kong Kitchen Bush Garden Chengdu Taste The Chicken Supply Chung Chun Rice Dog Dim Sum King Dochi Eastern Cafe Fuji Bakery Harbor City Restaurant Hello Em Hood Famous Huong Binh Vietnamese Cuisine Jade Garden Restaurant Joe's Bar and Grill Kilig Maneki Mike's Noodle House Oasis Tea Zone Phin Phnom Penh Noodle House Phở Bắc Pink Gorilla Saigon Deli Saigon Vietnam Deli Seattle Best Tea Tai Tung Tamarind Tree Thanh Son Tofu and Bakery Uwajimaya Viet-Wah World Pizza
Culture	Chinatown–International District Night Market Chinese Community Bulletin Board Historic Chinatown Gate North American Post Statue of Sun Yat-sen Wing Luke Museum
Parks	Danny Woo International District Community Garden Donnie Chin International Children's Park Hing Hay Park Hoa Mai Park Kobe Terrace
Transportation	Canton Alley International District/Chinatown station Nihonmachi Alley

v t e Streets in Seattle
North–south streets	1st Avenue Alaskan Way Aurora Avenue (SR 99) Broadway Cheasty Boulevard South Lake City Way (SR 522) Lake Washington Boulevard Montlake Boulevard University Way Northeast (The Ave) Westlake Avenue
East–west streets	145th Street (SR 523) Denny Way Mercer Street Pine Street Pike Street Yesler Way
Diagonal streets	Madison Street Pike Place
Loops	Queen Anne Boulevard
Intersections, plazas and squares	McGraw Square Occidental Park Pioneer Square Tilikum Place Westlake Park Westlake Square
Alleys	Canton Alley Nihonmachi Alley Post Alley
Freeways	I‑5 I‑90 Spokane Street Viaduct State Route 99 Tunnel SR 520 West Seattle Freeway
Former highways	Alaskan Way Viaduct
Never-built highways	Bay Freeway R.H. Thomson Expressway
All un-suffixed roads are streets unless otherwise noted.

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