{"id":805843,"date":"2026-05-18T20:23:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T20:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/805843\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T20:23:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T20:23:15","slug":"pcdc-celebrates-60-years-and-looks-ahead-to-chinatown-stitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/805843\/","title":{"rendered":"PCDC celebrates 60 years and looks ahead to Chinatown Stitch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ByTimothy Walton  <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"WPVI logo\" class=\"awXxV NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl CfkUa EknAv NwgWd \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/origin-wpvi.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Monday, May 18, 2026 7:34PM<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"PCDC celebrates 60 years and looks ahead to Chinatown Stitch\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">CHINATOWN (WPVI) &#8212; The Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation celebrates 60 years of work advocating for its neighborhood. PCDC has been a driving force in the community helping residents with housing, business, immigration and making Chinatown a cultural destination in the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">John Chin joined the organization in 2000 and has seen incredible growth including the $75-million Crane Center that serves as a community hub for recreation. He was raised in the neighborhood so is deeply rooted in the community and has been involved in the many battles to save the neighborhood from development.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Chinatown Stitch is the most recent battle. It is a highway capping project that would run across the 676 Vine Street Expressway adding two-and-a-half blocks of green space to the neighborhood. The project is still in the planning stage after losing a grant that would have funded the entire construction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The hope is to stitch the community together reconnecting the North and South sides of Chinatown across the highway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \"><strong class=\"vtkaO \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/chinatown-pcdc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation<\/a> | <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/phillychinatown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook <\/a>| <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chinatownpcdc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong><br class=\" \"\/>301-305 North 9th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107<br class=\" \"\/><strong class=\"vtkaO \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phila.gov\/programs\/complete-streets\/projects\/the-chinatown-stitch-reconnecting-philadelphia-to-vine-street\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Chinatown Stitch Information<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 WPVI-TV. 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