Two men play ping-pong in the Oak Street parking lot (Parcel C) at the Recreation Day fair in Chinatown.

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Recreation Day, an event held on Saturday, August 20, on Oak Street in Chinatown, celebrated the Chinatown community's success in preventing the New England Medical Center from building a parking garage on Parcel C in Chinatown. Sponsored by the Coalition to Protect Parcel C for Chinatown, Recreation Day demonstrated the Chinese community's intension to use Parcel C to build a recreation and community center. There was music, food, and games for families and children at the fair. The man playing ping-pong in the left foreground of this image is wearing a t-shirt that says "Fight Parcel C, Power." The orange and beige buildings in the background are part of the Tufts-New England Medical Center.