In the 1950s Seattle officials designated Chinatown as part of the International District (I.D.) due to the diverse Asian population that, by then, included Chinese, Japanese, Filipinos, and Koreans.
In the 1880s, Spokane had a "bustling Chinatown" which was as big as three to four blocks ".. stretching from Howard Street to Bernard Street .." along Spokane Falls Blvd.