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Video: A Look at 'The Last Days of Chinatown' Documentary

May 21, 2019, 2:24 PM

Chinatown in Detroit's Cass Corridor was once thriving. Then, like some other commercial areas of the city, it died. Now, signs of a comeback arise.

Detroit Public TV posts a seven-minute preview of the hour-long documentary, "The Last Days of Chinatown," by fillmmaker Nicole Macdonald, who lived in Chinatown and talks about her prohect. The film, to be shown at 9 p.m. Thursday on the channel, premiered at the Freep Press Film Festival last year.

The area was once home to Appalachians, Chinese, drugs and prostitutes. Developments and restaurants pop up now. 


Read more:  Detroit Public TV


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