The Globe and Mail

The University of Toronto now has one. Chinatown East is getting one. The historic one at the corner of Bathurst and Claxton is being restored . . . In each case, it's all about a community's sense of pride. For eight years, leaders of Toronto's downtown Chinatown have been trying to build a traditional gate to their community, like the ones found in Chinatowns in Montreal, Vancouver and San Francisco. At one point, there was a proposal for a huge structure that would span Spadina Avenue, just south of Dundas. But the ambitious project was blocked by landowners concerned about their frontage. Subsequent proposals, including one spanning Dundas Street, have been marred by technical difficulties involving streetcar and hydro wires.