Thanks to Kate for brining this article from the Daily Record to our attention.  Chinatown in Baltimore - sounds like a great idea.

When most people look at the area surrounding the intersection of North Charles Street and North Avenue, they see vacant row houses, a few large condemned buildings, a fried chicken restaurant and cracked, buckling pavement.

When Tony Cheng looked at it, he saw Chinatown.

The Washington-based restaurateur and businessman, who once owned a restaurant near Mount Vernon Place, has been buying up property in the Station North area of the city with the intention of attracting Chinese and other Asian business owners to a redeveloped arts and entertainment district.

Full article

• More Investment in Station North Arts District
• Station North Comes More into Focus
• Master Plan for Charles North
• Charles North Project Clears a Hurdle
• Big plans for Mount Vernon