Little Armenia, Los Angeles Explained

Little Armenia
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Central Los Angeles
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:California
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Los Angeles
Subdivision Type3:City
Subdivision Name3:Los Angeles
Settlement Type:Neighborhood of Los Angeles
Timezone:PST
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Coordinates:34.0981°N -118.3005°W

Little Armenia (Armenian: Փոքր Հայաստան) is a neighborhood in Central Los Angeles, California. It is named after the Armenians who escaped genocide and made their way to Los Angeles during the early part of the 20th century.[1]

The area is served by the Metro B Line at the Hollywood/Western, Vermont/Sunset and Vermont/Santa Monica stations.

History

On October 6, 2000,[2] the Los Angeles City Council designated a portion of East Hollywood as “Little Armenia” in an effort to recognize the community’s vast “presence and voice in Los Angeles".

On April 24, 2015, the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Western Avenue was designated as Armenian Genocide Memorial Square to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide.[3] [4] It was proposed by Los Angeles City Council members Mitch O'Farrell and Paul Krekorian and approved by the Los Angeles City Council on March 18, 2015.[5] [6]

Geography

As defined by the City Council, Little Armenia is "the area bounded on the north by Hollywood Boulevard between the 101 Freeway and Vermont Avenue, on the east by Vermont Avenue from Hollywood Boulevard to Santa Monica Boulevard, on the south by Santa Monica Boulevard between Vermont Avenue and U.S. Route 101 and on the west by Route 101 from Santa Monica Boulevard to Hollywood Boulevard".[7]

Thai Town is located to the north of Little Armenia.

Events

On April 24 each year, Armenians gather in the neighborhood to observe Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. [8] (Solidarity events also take place in Montebello, Glendale and Beverly Hills.)

Transportation

Little Armenia is served by the Metro B Line subway, which runs north-south along Vermont Avenue and east-west along Hollywood Boulevard.

Metro subway stations include:

Los Angeles Department of Transportation provides bus service through the neighborhood.

Parks and recreation

Parks within Little Armenia's official borders are the following:

Education

Public schools within Little Armenia's official borders are operated by LAUSD.

Public

Private

Notable places

Places of interest within Little Armenia's official borders include the following:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Neighborhood Project: Little Armenia: LAist . 2019-08-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190824183514/https://laist.com/2007/07/10/neighborhood_pr.php . 2019-08-24 . dead .
  2. http://www.littlearmenia.com/html/little_armenia/00-1958.asp Little Armenia Designation
  3. News: Van Dyke . Jonathan . April 30, 2015 . L.A. will never forget the Armenian genocide . Beverly Press La Brea Park News . 10 March 2022.
  4. News: Mejia . Brittny . Goldenstein . Taylor . Blume . Howard . 24 April 2015 . Armenian genocide: Massive march ends at Turkish consulate in L.A. . . Officials on Friday designated the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Western Avenue as Armenian Genocide Memorial Square, an area that is part of Little Armenia..
  5. Web site: Arranaga . Tony . COUNCIL APPROVES DESIGNATION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE MEMORIAL SQUARE - 13th DISTRICT WEBSITE . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150326225358/http://www.cd13.com/council_approves_designation_of_armenian_genocide_memorial_square . 2015-03-26 . Cd13.com . 2015-03-29.
  6. Web site: Agenda : Los Angeles City Council : March 18, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402121945/http://ens.lacity.org/clk/councilagendas/clkcouncilagendas394167_03182015.html . April 2, 2015 . March 28, 2015 . Ens.lacity.org\accessdate=2015-03-29.
  7. News:
  8. News: Southern California observes Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day . 3 May 2024 . NBC News . April 24, 2024.
  9. http://www.laparks.org/dos/historic/barsndall.htm City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks: Barnsdall Art Park
  10. News: Van Dyke . Jonathan . April 30, 2015 . L.A. will never forget the Armenian genocide . Beverly Press La Brea Park News . 10 March 2022.
  11. News: Mejia . Brittny . Goldenstein . Taylor . Blume . Howard . 24 April 2015 . Armenian genocide: Massive march ends at Turkish consulate in L.A. . . Officials on Friday designated the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Western Avenue as Armenian Genocide Memorial Square, an area that is part of Little Armenia..
  12. Web site: Church of Scientology of Los Angeles - All Are Welcome!. Church of Scientology of Los Angeles. 2015-11-15. en.

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