Simply an old, neglected trashy area . Only survival is the heavy traffic from 75 toward east of beltline.Actually the whole area stinks and needs to be avoided.
I traveled to the area and did not have my camera, thus I have to return and make pictures so I can post them on this site. Just North of downtown Richardson and the main fire station (Greenville Avenue) there is a real Chinatown. Large entrance signs have now been built at the edge of the large parking lot. These signs are very colorful and what one sees in large cities such as San Francisco and even in the far east. The stores in Chinatown are varied with everything from a bank to groceries to restaurants. Every sign and window painting is in Chinese. This is a neat place to take a visit if you are in the Richardson area. I will get some photos soon on the site so you can see what has been done to the area.
Visit BAM at the NW corner of Greenville and Belt Line. Great fun and excitement.
this was a tiny town before being overrun as a suburb. It is a wonderful suburb. well run well governed with great people and businsesses but this is not really much of an attraction.
I noticed the heading needed a review and since I have been to downtown Richardson many many times I thought I might give a shot at a review. I am assuming the original means the section along Belt Line Road just east of central expressway as that is really the only remaining old downtown area. Newer retail is now west of central along Belt Line Road and many other businesses have moved to the Greenville Ave area where there is a strip mall. There are few stores still remaining downtown though. A camera repair chop os unique in this day and time and this place repaired high end cameras. The other retail stores are not really noteworthy as they include an array of different type stores. On what I call the back side (south) of Belt line there are several Chinese restaurants.
Nas redondezas da cidade nao existe opcoes para shopping. E preciso ir ate Allen ou downtown para achar varias opcoes de lojas ou outlets
I live here and the photo doesn't look current. The area has been over run by hookah bars in recent years. I hope the city really listened to those of us who attended the redevelopement town hall meetings. Then we might return to the shops and ethnic restaurants with more charm and universal appeal. Til then tourist should head to the next stop on the Red Line for Plano's downtown for more shops, restaurants, a park and farmer's market.
Mediterranean... Indian... Chinese... Thai... Vietnamese... Japanese. They're all here in this Asian immigrant melting pot neighborhood! Have a bite at your favorite... then walk the neighorhood and window-shop the others. More info and lots of pics here: http://antonio1028.wordpress.com/2012/02/12/east-of-east-3/
I drive through this area of Richardson every day. There are 2 or three blocks of old resturants and young drunks. I am waiting for the area to be repurposed and be made a night spot due to the proximty of DART.
I hope to see the area encouraged by our City Council. Very few businesses survive for long on the two block strip on Main Street.....mostly repair stores, bail bonds, hookah bars, vacuums for sale. However, within the 5 block radius, you have the wonderful: Del's charcobroiled burgers, Indo Pak, Chameli, The Richardson Police Staton and Court, A Firestation, China Town [Really, I am not joking!], and Afra.