Fan Tan Alley (Q5433570)

  • matcher place: Victoria (relation 2221062), Vancouver Island (relation 2249770)
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  • English Wikipedia categories: British Columbia geography stubs, British Columbia transport stubs, Canada road stubs, Culture of Victoria, British Columbia, Roads in Victoria, British Columbia, Tourist attractions in Victoria, British Columbia
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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Fan Tan Alley is an alley in the Chinatown neighbourhood of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada that is known for being the narrowest commercial street in North America, being less than 0.9 m (3.0 ft) wide at its narrowest point. It runs south from Fisgard Avenue to Pandora Avenue at the block between Government Street and Store Street. Named after the Chinese gambling game Fan-Tan, the alley was originally well known for opium factories that produced opium until it was made illegal in 1908. The alley became known for gambling and got its Fan Tan name from the card game of the same name during the 1910s. Police raids on the illegal gambling clubs and declining visitors led to the closure of the gambling clubs in the 1950s and 60s. Fan Tan alley fell into disrepair and buildings were condemned at the time but was later revitalized in the 1970s and 80s with leadership from David Chuenyan Lai. Today the alley is a tourist destination containing many small shops, an art gallery, restaurants, apartments, and offices. It was designated as a heritage property by the local government in 2001.

Wikidata location: 48.4290, -123.3680 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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way: Fan Tan Alley (OSM), 9 m from Wikidata [show tags]
foot: yes
name: Fan Tan Alley
width: 0.9
oneway: no
source: NRCan-CanVec-8.0
covered: no
highway: service
name:zh: 番攤里
service: alley
surface: concrete
tourism: attraction
historic: alley
wikidata: Q5433570
wikipedia: en:Fan Tan Alley
cycleway:both: no
motor_vehicle: no

wikidata match: Q5433570

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alley (Q1251403) service=alley
street (Q79007) addr:street

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Tourist attractions in Victoria, British Columbia tourism=museum, tourism=attraction