News & Discussion: Chinatown

[monotonehell]

It seems over the past decade it's been a race to the bottom in the western food court. One by one the selections all became "all you can fit on a plate for $X" from a bain-marie. And each place had a near identical selection. No wonder most people went elsewhere and a lot of the traders shut shop.

The place needs what the Modbury Triangle needs.

[ghs]

What happened to the new food court ?

I walked past a couple of days ago. Some of the shops are vacant and no sign of a refurbishment going ahead soon.

It's still the same old dodgy food court with disgusting food being sold lol.

[The Scooter Guy]

It seems over the past decade it's been a race to the bottom in the western food court. One by one the selections all became "all you can fit on a plate for $X" from a bain-marie. And each place had a near identical selection. No wonder most people went elsewhere and a lot of the traders shut shop.

The place needs what the Modbury Triangle needs.

And for this image, you could be banned.
What in the world were you thinking?!

A nuclear explosion in an urban area will not only reduce thousands of irreplaceable buildings & other objects to dust, but will also kill thousands of innocent people and can cost the economy billions of dollars.

[Nathan]

It seems over the past decade it's been a race to the bottom in the western food court. One by one the selections all became "all you can fit on a plate for $X" from a bain-marie. And each place had a near identical selection. No wonder most people went elsewhere and a lot of the traders shut shop.

The place needs what the Modbury Triangle needs.

And for this image, you could be banned.
What in the world were you thinking?!

A nuclear explosion in an urban area will not only reduce thousands of irreplaceable buildings & other objects to dust, but will also kill thousands of innocent people and can cost the economy billions of dollars.

I think it was extremely obvious mono was speaking figuratively, not literally.

[crawf]

Lolz

[Llessur2002]

It seems over the past decade it's been a race to the bottom in the western food court. One by one the selections all became "all you can fit on a plate for $X" from a bain-marie. And each place had a near identical selection. No wonder most people went elsewhere and a lot of the traders shut shop.

The place needs what the Modbury Triangle needs.

And for this image, you could be banned.
What in the world were you thinking?!

A nuclear explosion in an urban area will not only reduce thousands of irreplaceable buildings & other objects to dust, but will also kill thousands of innocent people and can cost the economy billions of dollars.

I think it was extremely obvious mono was speaking figuratively, not literally.

Best three posts on the forum ever

[Blimp]

Please tell me you aren't being serious, Scooter.

[Dazzeland]

Haha what is going on??

[monotonehell]

Easy on Scootz guys, he's not good with metaphor.

As said above, Yes, I was speaking metaphorically. As in demolish everything and start again.

[[Shuz]]

The application of nuclear weaponry should be used quite liberally to destroy such eyesores. I'm in favour. Ka-boom. Good riddance.

[timtam20292]

From Adelaide Now.

Adelaide City Council admits Chinatown needs facelift as businesswoman labels it ‘almost embarrassing’

Chinatown’s main thoroughfare has been labelled “almost embarrassing” by a prominent Adelaide businesswoman as Adelaide City Council admits the area needs a facelift.

Chinatown property mogul Irena Zhang says that the Moonta St thoroughfare in Chinatown has been left behind as Adelaide City Councillor Houssam Abiad leads a push for the destination to reap similar benefits and upgrades to Rundle Mall and the East End.

After successfully passing a motion at the last council meeting of the year that a report into repairing and beautifying the precinct be prepared, Mr Abiad said it had been a long time coming.

“We did a walk with the Chinatown president at the time (some time ago) along Moonta St and the pavers are all over the place, there isn’t enough lighting in the area and it’s dirty,” he said.

“They were pleading with us that something needed to be done. We’ve talked extensively about the Market District plan and the arcade — and Chinatown has been left alone — so we have to look at this again.

“It’s a massive concrete jungle with no seating, so it’s council’s intention to create some detailed designs, ideas, plans and a budget as part of the 17/18 budget process.”

Ms Zhang said the $2 million revamp of a food hall off Moonta St should act as a catalyst for the regeneration of the entire surrounding precinct.

“We all know that Chinatown is an attraction and it is almost embarrassing to look at it now. A lot of it is in bad condition, particularly along Moonta St,” she said.

“Quite a few things can be done with not a lot of money and council is spending a lot elsewhere where they could spend just a little bit to update it. We’re looking at the laneways ... why not look at one of the city’s busiest (areas)?”

Chinatown vice president George Chin said the area was one of the city’s busiest and had continually shown exponential growth, making it deserving of investment from the Adelaide City Council.

“Moonta St just a few years ago had the most foot traffic in the city,” Mr Chin said.

“The last substantial expenditure from the Adelaide City Council was in 2004 and was about $1.4 million. We must work together on this as there is lots that they can do to help reinvigorate the area.”

A report into the Chinatown reinvigoration is expected to be prepared for council by mid next year.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/messenger ... ecb938e400

[Patrick_27]

From Adelaide Now.

Adelaide City Council admits Chinatown needs facelift as businesswoman labels it ‘almost embarrassing’

Chinatown’s main thoroughfare has been labelled “almost embarrassing” by a prominent Adelaide businesswoman as Adelaide City Council admits the area needs a facelift.

Chinatown property mogul Irena Zhang says that the Moonta St thoroughfare in Chinatown has been left behind as Adelaide City Councillor Houssam Abiad leads a push for the destination to reap similar benefits and upgrades to Rundle Mall and the East End.

After successfully passing a motion at the last council meeting of the year that a report into repairing and beautifying the precinct be prepared, Mr Abiad said it had been a long time coming.

“We did a walk with the Chinatown president at the time (some time ago) along Moonta St and the pavers are all over the place, there isn’t enough lighting in the area and it’s dirty,” he said.

“They were pleading with us that something needed to be done. We’ve talked extensively about the Market District plan and the arcade — and Chinatown has been left alone — so we have to look at this again.

“It’s a massive concrete jungle with no seating, so it’s council’s intention to create some detailed designs, ideas, plans and a budget as part of the 17/18 budget process.”

Ms Zhang said the $2 million revamp of a food hall off Moonta St should act as a catalyst for the regeneration of the entire surrounding precinct.

“We all know that Chinatown is an attraction and it is almost embarrassing to look at it now. A lot of it is in bad condition, particularly along Moonta St,” she said.

“Quite a few things can be done with not a lot of money and council is spending a lot elsewhere where they could spend just a little bit to update it. We’re looking at the laneways ... why not look at one of the city’s busiest (areas)?”

Chinatown vice president George Chin said the area was one of the city’s busiest and had continually shown exponential growth, making it deserving of investment from the Adelaide City Council.

“Moonta St just a few years ago had the most foot traffic in the city,” Mr Chin said.

“The last substantial expenditure from the Adelaide City Council was in 2004 and was about $1.4 million. We must work together on this as there is lots that they can do to help reinvigorate the area.”

A report into the Chinatown reinvigoration is expected to be prepared for council by mid next year.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/messenger ... ecb938e400

Personally I'd prefer they spend big and shift China town across the road next to the the Adelaide bus terminal then expand the Central Markets into this area.

[timtam20292]

That would bring more people into the Joinery (old bus station) where I volunteer if that ever happened

[dbl96]

From Adelaide Now.

Adelaide City Council admits Chinatown needs facelift as businesswoman labels it ‘almost embarrassing’

Chinatown’s main thoroughfare has been labelled “almost embarrassing” by a prominent Adelaide businesswoman as Adelaide City Council admits the area needs a facelift.

Chinatown property mogul Irena Zhang says that the Moonta St thoroughfare in Chinatown has been left behind as Adelaide City Councillor Houssam Abiad leads a push for the destination to reap similar benefits and upgrades to Rundle Mall and the East End.

After successfully passing a motion at the last council meeting of the year that a report into repairing and beautifying the precinct be prepared, Mr Abiad said it had been a long time coming.

“We did a walk with the Chinatown president at the time (some time ago) along Moonta St and the pavers are all over the place, there isn’t enough lighting in the area and it’s dirty,” he said.

“They were pleading with us that something needed to be done. We’ve talked extensively about the Market District plan and the arcade — and Chinatown has been left alone — so we have to look at this again.

“It’s a massive concrete jungle with no seating, so it’s council’s intention to create some detailed designs, ideas, plans and a budget as part of the 17/18 budget process.”

Ms Zhang said the $2 million revamp of a food hall off Moonta St should act as a catalyst for the regeneration of the entire surrounding precinct.

“We all know that Chinatown is an attraction and it is almost embarrassing to look at it now. A lot of it is in bad condition, particularly along Moonta St,” she said.

“Quite a few things can be done with not a lot of money and council is spending a lot elsewhere where they could spend just a little bit to update it. We’re looking at the laneways ... why not look at one of the city’s busiest (areas)?”

Chinatown vice president George Chin said the area was one of the city’s busiest and had continually shown exponential growth, making it deserving of investment from the Adelaide City Council.

“Moonta St just a few years ago had the most foot traffic in the city,” Mr Chin said.

“The last substantial expenditure from the Adelaide City Council was in 2004 and was about $1.4 million. We must work together on this as there is lots that they can do to help reinvigorate the area.”

A report into the Chinatown reinvigoration is expected to be prepared for council by mid next year.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/messenger ... ecb938e400

Personally I'd prefer they spend big and shift China town across the road next to the the Adelaide bus terminal then expand the Central Markets into this area.

Chinatown isn't something you can just "shift". You speak as if it's some kind of monolithic shopping centre entity. In the past, I beleive the Adelaide City Council may have marketed it as "Chinatown" in this way, but that doesn't really reflect the contemporary situation on the ground. Chinatown is essentially just an area centred around Moonta Street where there is an unusually high number of Chinese shops. These shops are largely independent premises which service a variety of needs which are complementary to the Central Market. Kicking them all out and demolishing the whole area would be enormously culturally destructive and would destroy one of Adelaide's most popular precincts. I agree that the market needs to expand, but there is sufficient space within the market building's current footprint for that to occur.

Besides, I think it's only a matter of time before this area near the bus station is transformed into Chinatown. While most of Adelaide's non-Chinese residents are little aware of it, "Chinatown" has been quite rapidly spreading outside of its traditional Moonta Street/Gouger Street heart into the surrounding areas, through a natural free-market process. Chinese (and other East Asian) restaurants and shops have moved into many of the small streets and lanes in the surrounding areas (Field, Compton, Market Streets), and along other major streets such as Grote, Morphett, Wright, and Western Gouger Streets. The rise in apartment development of this area will only compliment the huge rise in vibrancy and activation that this influx of small businesses is having on this section of the city. To disrupt this organic and highly constructive process by tearing out the heart of Chinatown would be absolute madness.

[qgm]

It's a bit rich for Irena Zhang to say that Moonta street has been neglected by Adelaide City council.
She owns the western food court which was run down and selling food which could quite easily
put you in hospital. The upgrade should have happened quite a few years ago.

As someone who has rented property from Irena Zhang, I would have to say that if there was a competition
for the most unprofessional business person in the world, she would win it. She owns a lot of property
in Chinatown so she's obviously going to want the council to spend money in the area.

Anyway having a few loose pavers on Moonta street would be better then having new pavement which
is slippery.

I think that Hindley street is looking more run down then Chinatown / Gouger street. At the end of the
day most of the locals and tourists and tourists frequent the Northern part of the CBD such as Hindley street,
Rundle mall so that's where the council should be spending the cash.