Wong Way changed to Wong Street

It's Wong Way no more. Believing a road in Riverside's former Chinatown called Wong Way has been sending the wrong message for decades, officials have renamed it Wong Street.

In 1961, the short connector street near downtown was named after the late George Wong, the last resident of Riverside's Chinatown.



But some in the community thought the street name appeared to be more of a joke than an honour and were insulted by it.

City Councilman Mike Gardner, who requested the street name change, said the sign was disparaging to Chinese immigrants with limited English skills.