The Asian Trade District (ATD) is a neighborhood in
Northwest Dallas
Northwest Dallas is an area consisting of many communities and neighborhoods in Dallas, Texas, ( USA).
Geography
The area is bordered by I-635 to the North, Stemmons Freeway to the West, the Dallas North Tollway to the East and to the South it g ...
,
Texas
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(
USA
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). The area is recognized as the city's
Koreatown
A Koreatown ( Korean: 코리아타운), also known as a Little Korea or Little Seoul, is a Korean-dominated ethnic enclave within a city or metropolitan area outside the Korean Peninsula.
History
Koreatowns as an East Asian ethnic enclave have ...
, and has been designated as a special district since 1999. Located at the crossroads of
Harry Hines Boulevard
Harry Hines Blvd where Dallas North Tollway starts
Harry Hines Boulevard is a major street in Dallas, Texas, ( USA), to the west of Uptown.
It was one of the first 'highways' in Texas, and is named for Harry Hines in honor of his work helping ...
and Royal Lane, the district has been home to numerous Asian-owned businesses, wholesale retailers, and restaurants since the 1980s. With the arrival of
Royal Lane Station on the
DART
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Arts, entertainment and media
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Green Line in 2010, the area has become increasingly connected to the metropolitan area. The ATD includes over 21 shopping centers with more than 300 retailers.
Three people were wounded in a shooting outside a Koreatown beauty parlor in May 2022. A suspect was arrested a few days later, and the shooting was thought to have racial overtones.
See also
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Chinatown, Houston
Chinatown ( or ) is a community in Southwest Houston, Texas, United States.
There is another Chinatown called "Old Chinatown" located within the East Downtown Houston district near the George R. Brown Convention Center.
History
The first bus ...
*
East Chinatown, Houston
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Richardson, Texas
Richardson is a city in Dallas and Collin counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 United States census, the city had a total population of 119,469. Richardson is an inner suburb of the city of Dallas.
It is home to the University ...
, DFW's Chinatown
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Spring Branch, Houston
Spring Branch is a district in west-northwest Harris County, Texas, United States, roughly bordered by Tanner Road and Hempstead Road to the north, Beltway 8 to the west, Interstate 10 to the south, and the 610 Loop to the east; it is almost en ...
, Houston's Koreatown
References
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Ethnic enclaves in Texas
Neighborhoods in Northwest Dallas
Dallas County, Texas