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The Shangri La Cantonese restaurant was a vibrant addition to Stowell Street in 2008. | Google Maps

Chinatown in 13 fantastic retro photos from Google Maps

Join me as we go on a trip to Chinatown as it looked in the past.

The popular and vibrant area of Newcastle gets our attention thanks to all of these fantastic images which come from Google Maps.

We have photos from 2008 to 2020, taking in names such as The Mandarin, Lau’s, Master, Palace Garden and Cheeky Duck.

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