Canton Alley

Canton Alley (Chinese: 廣州巷) is a historic alley between 7th and 8th Avenues South in Seattle's Chinatown–International District, in the United States.[1]

Canton Alley
The alley in 2022
Canton Alley is located in Washington (state)
Canton Alley
LocationSeattle, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates47°35′53″N 122°19′23″W

Framed by the East Kong Yick Building and West Kong Yick Building,[2] Canton Alley was once an active neighborhood space with apartments on the upper floors and small shops along both sides.[3] The alley now borders the Wing Luke Museum, a pan-Asian Pacific American community-based museum.[4]

Canton Alley was closed, repaved, and then reopened to the public in 2017 as part of a city reactivation project.[5]

Canton Alley has been the site of has various community events and alley parties.[6]

  • Street sign
    Street sign
  • A wall on Canton Alley
    A wall on Canton Alley
  • Shops along the alley
    Shops along the alley

References
  1. "Canton Alley will get a makeover — Paved streets, lanterns, and pedestrians welcome". Northwest Asian Weekly. July 17, 2015. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  2. "Historic Alleys: Chinatown ID" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  3. "Reviving Canton Alley". University of Washington College of Built Environments. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  4. Robinson, Chetanya (September 15, 2023). "Wing Luke Museum windows in Canton Alley smashed in alleged hate crime". International Examiner.
  5. Murohashi, Misa (June 15, 2017), "Canton Alley in ID re-paved and reopened", North American Post
  6. "Canton, Nord, & Pioneer Passage Alley Improvement Project". Seattle Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
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