在大连青泥洼桥以西，北京街北段，有隆起的小土岗，老百姓俗称“小岗子”，沙俄殖民者把小岗子地区划为“中国区”，专供中国人居住。后来山东、河北两地来连谋生的中国人多了，人多成市，到了1905年日本侵占大连后，小岗子已成为“中国商业街”。到了二十世纪二三十年代，这一带是华商集中之地。以大龙街、新开大街(今新开路)、小岗子市场(今西岗市场)为中心，西至日新街、久寿街、北京街，东至西岗街、宏济街、东关街，成为西岗地区繁华地段。

    东关街的建筑多建于上个世纪二十年代，有着那个特殊年代的烙印，多是日式仿欧建筑。三、四层的连排式住宅，有厚厚的砖墙、小拱窗，山墙上雕着欧式刻花，房檐下也精心用砖块排出图案，坡屋顶上高矮不一的烟囱一排排挤在一起，房前屋后街巷都很狭窄，在当时可是市内人口聚集的地区，是西岗区的商业中心。

    每一个城市都需要延续。大连需要记忆，也需要留住一些能够让我们后一辈记住的东西。我们不能有一天找不到一丝的印证。我们也不愿意到破旧的照片里去寻找那些消逝的城市的童年。东关街不仅仅是大连的，也是中国的，是一个最真实的“闯关东”遗迹。东关街是世界的。我们爱大连，爱我们的百年沧桑的历史，爱我们多元独立的文化，爱我们勇于创造的城市精神，爱我们包容的城市精神。下面我用镜头为大家展现一下老大连曾经的风采。

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