- This article is about the old Chinatown in Salt Lake City. For the newer Chinatown, see South Salt Lake, Utah
Historically, the city of Salt Lake City, Utah, has Chinatown located in a section called "Plum Alley" containing Chinese populations working in mining camps and cross-continental trains. The first Chinese came in the 1860s and had formed a historic Chinatown in a section called "Plum Alley" on Second South Street that lasted until 1952. It had a laundry network, a restaurant, and specialty oriental shops.
While most of the population lives within their micro communities, residents take part in some of the local Salt Lake City traditions. According to a tourist sign located in the former Chinatown, the Salt Lake City New Year's Day Parade features "200-foot-long Chinese dragon". According to KUED TV, Plum Alley was finally mourning "... and replaced by Regent Street Parking Terrace". According to KUED, about 1,800 Chinese live here with "... laundry networks, restaurants, Oriental specialty shops..." and "... gambling together, providing a place for many lonely people...".
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