December 30, 2002
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/local/4839774.htm
On December 30, 2002 the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that "in South Philadelphia, it is yet one more sign of the establishment of a Southeast Asian ethnic enclave along a drag that, less than a decade ago, some residents called 'Ruin Street.' According to the 2000 census, the number of Asians in the neighborhood around the Italian Market tripled, although the overall population there dipped by about 200 people. Most have origins in either Vietnam or China. Nearby, a former jazz club where Dizzy Gillespie once played now opens its doors to the prayerful every Sunday, as the Chua Bo De Buddhist Temple."