Country United States City Phoenix, Arizona Zip code 85286 | State Arizona Area code(s) Area code 602 | |
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The U.S. city of Phoenix, Arizona once had a Chinatown that was started in the 1870s and lasted until the 1940s with the general population scattering throughout the city thereafter. Sources from a research project indicated that more than one Chinatown existed in the city of Phoenix, with one around First Street and Madison and a second at First and Adams Street in the present location of the Talking Stick Resort Arena.
History
Chinese immigrants working as railroad workers established the first Chinatown in downtown Phoenix at First and Adams Street in the present location of Talking Stick Resort Arena. All building have been torn down except for the Sun Mercantile Building.
References
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