The Gate of Happy Arrival

Sandy Pon, chairwoman of the Chinatown Transformation Collaborative, at the north entrance to Chinatown this week. She said events in the past year are bringing in new visitors and is working towards a goal of making Chinatown a destination for people from all walks of life. Photo by David Bloom /Postmedia

Located at 107A Avenue, the Gate of Happy Arrival stands as the northern gateway to the Commercial Core. It serves as a permanent reminder of the district's expansion northward along 97th Street. In our current infrastructure roadmap, this gate acts as the visual counterpart to the new southern portal, defining the high-energy "Soul Food" corridor where the breath of the wok is most vibrant.