PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—About 400 Philadelphia Chinatown community members and their supporters gathered at the Ocean Harbor Restaurant on Dec. 14 for a meeting on the 76ers’ proposal to build a basketball arena near Chinatown.
The meeting was hosted by the Asian American United (AAU) and more than 20 Chinatown community organizations. This is the first public meeting for local residents to ask questions of 76Place developers on the proposed arena.
Because the restaurant was fully packed, more than 80 people watched the event’s live stream from a nearby restaurant.
Some people held signs: “Save Chinatown, No Arena”, in both Chinese and English. The audience was excited and shouted from time to time to oppose the arena….