Southside is a new name for the district in the

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. It contains the Chinese Quarter, the city's

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and the Hippodrome Theatre. At the end of May 2009, the

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approved plans for a £530,000 environmental improvement scheme at the heart of the city's Gay Village area. The changes included extending the avenue of street trees to the full length of

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and parts of Kent Street; widening pavements to create space for café bars to provide outdoor seating and brighter street lighting with decorative lanterns.

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Areas of Birmingham, West Midlands {{WestMidlands-geo-stub