International District
Seattle's Chinatown/International District, south of downtown and east of Pioneer Square, has reinvented itself many times over since Asian and African American residents came to live and work in the neighborhood more than 100 years ago.
The "ID," as the area is known, is constantly in transition, yet manages to keep its melting-pot identity. It has absorbed decades of immigration along with attemts at gentrification, with the addition of two new stadiums and multistory office buildings to house high-tech startup companies on its western border.
Along with its emergent purpose as a transit hub, the district has retained its Asian core of restaurants, markets, martial arts schools and entertainment including theater and night clubs.
While the 1990 Census showed Filipinos holding a slight majority in the district, today its predominant group is Chinese -- Taiwanese and mainland China. Efforts to rename the area Chinatown, however, have been opposed by other ethnic populations, hence the hybrid name.
Gentrification projects have been mostly welcomed by residents and merchants for bringing more and better housing and office workers who frequent neighborhood businesses and eateries. Wikipedia write up on Internationl District