Chinese Laundries

Chinese Laundries is a memorial in Old Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. Chinese Laundries is situated nearby to the post office Purolator, as well as near the historic building Ontario Heritage Centre.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yonge-Dundas and CN Tower.

Yonge-Dundas

Photo: Benson Kua, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Yonge-Dundas is the very heart of downtown Toronto—in more ways than one. After all, the major arterials of Yonge Street and Dundas Street meet here. The resulting intersection is probably the city's busiest, at least for pedestrians.

CN Tower

Photo: Larry Koester, CC BY 2.0.

The CN Tower is a 553.3 m-high communications and observation tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Completed in 1976, it is located in downtown Toronto, built on the former Railway Lands. CN Tower is situated 1¼ km southwest of Chinese Laundries.

Scotiabank Arena

Stadium

Photo: Secondarywaltz, Public domain.

Scotiabank Arena, formerly known as Air Canada Centre, is a multi-purpose arena located on Bay Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the home of the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association and the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League. Scotiabank Arena is situated 800 metres south of Chinese Laundries.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Financial District and St. Lawrence.

Financial District

Neighborhood

Photo: Patrickneil, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Financial District is the central business district of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was originally planned as New Town in 1796 as an extension of the Town of York.

St. Lawrence

Neighborhood

Photo: Bernard Spragg. NZ, CC0.

St. Lawrence is a neighbourhood located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The area, a former industrial area, is bounded by Yonge, Front, and Parliament Streets, and the Canadian National railway embankment.

Garden District

Neighborhood

Photo: Luke Hollins, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Garden District is a neighbourhood in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The name was selected by the Toronto East Downtown Residents Association in recognition of Allan Gardens, an indoor botanical garden located nearby at the intersection of Carlton and Jarvis Streets.

Chinese Laundries

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “This lane is named for Sam Ching, one of the earliest Chinese men recorded in Toronto. In 1878, Ching owned a hand laundry at 9 Adelaide Street East near here. Canada’s first Chinese migrants were labourers who arrived on Vancouver Island in 1788...”
Category: historic site
Location: Old Toronto, Toronto, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude

43.65058° or 43° 39′ 2″ north

Longitude

-79.3779° or 79° 22′ 40″ west

Open location code

87M2MJ2C+6R

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13963905688

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ontario Heritage Centre and Purolator.

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