In 1913, when Sun left the government of Yuan Shikai, Chinese Edmontonians formed a "Dare to Die Brigade" to go to China and support him.

In 1914, at the start of the First World War the Dare to Die Brigade offered to go to Europe to fight, however their request was turned down and they were disbanded.

When Dr. Sun Yat Sen died in 1925, a large memorial service was held in Edmonton.

The facility will be turned over to Alberta Infrastructure to determine its future once it is vacated and decommissioned by corrections.

By the early 21st century, it had ceased to be an area of major Italian settlement but continues as a shopping district.