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East Kong Yick Building
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The East Kong Yick Building (Chinese: 東公益大廈)[1] is one of two buildings erected in Seattle, Washington's Chinatown-International District (ID) by the Kong Yick Investment Company (the other being the West Kong Yick Building). A four-story hotel in the core of the ID, with retail stores at ground level, the East Kong Yick was created by the pooled resources of 170 Chinese American pioneers. In, 2008, the building reopened as the home of the expanded Wing Luke Asian Museum.[2]
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![]() East Kong Yick Building shortly after re-opening as the Wing Luke Asian Museum, 2008. At right, the West Kong Yick Building is undergoing renovation, hence the scaffolding | |
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![]() East Kong Yick Building shortly after re-opening as the Wing Luke Asian Museum, 2008. At right, the West Kong Yick Building is undergoing renovation, hence the scaffolding. | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 東公益大廈 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 东公益大厦 | ||||||||||
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