'Like a ghost town': Chinatown businesses say money lost during lauded All-Star week

Multiple CID business owners told KING 5 that business was even slower than a typical week during MLB All-Star week.

SEATTLE — Before All-Star Week, leaders with both MLB and the Mariners said it would be “the most inclusive” All-Star game ever.

Now that it’s over, however, small business owners in the neighboring Chinatown-International District said they hardly saw any of the $50 million in revenue expected to have been generated.

“I walked around the whole Chinatown a couple times these last couple days. I kind of just check on everyone, and, I think everyone’s business has been affected by this in a negative

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