Little Armenia, Los Angeles
Little Armenia | |
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 Little Armenia neighborhood sign located at the intersection of Normandie Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard | |
  Little Armenia Location within Central Los Angeles | |
| Coordinates: 34°05′53″N 118°18′02″W / 34.098114°N 118.300497°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| City | Los Angeles |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
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
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In 1999, the Honorary Mayor of Little Armenia, Garo Keurjikian, had a vision to establish an area in East Hollywood representing the Armenians who migrated to America. He worked with councilwoman Jackie Goldberg to bring his vision to life. After working on the establishment of Little Armenia for a year, the ceremony opening took place on October 6, 2000 outside of Saint Garabed Armenian Apostolic Church. The name came from the large number of Armenian-Americans who live in the area and also from the large number of Armenian stores and businesses that had already opened in the neighborhood by the early 1970s.
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.[2][3] 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.[4][5]
Geography
[edit]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".[6]
Thai Town is located to the north of Little Armenia.[6]
Events
[edit]On April 24 each year, Armenians gather in the neighborhood to observe Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. [7] (Solidarity events also take place in Montebello, Glendale and Beverly Hills.) [7]
Transportation
[edit]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
[edit]Parks within Little Armenia's official borders are the following:
- Barnsdall Art Park - 4800 Hollywood Boulevard. The park includes the Frank Lloyd Wright designed Hollyhock House and a city-run arts center built in 1919-1921. [8]
Education
[edit]Public schools within Little Armenia's official borders are operated by LAUSD.
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Notable places
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Places of interest within Little Armenia's official borders include the following:
- Armenian Genocide Memorial Square. Located at the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Western Avenue. [9][10]
- The Church of Scientology Los Angeles headquarters. Located on Sunset Bl. between N. Catalina St. and L. Ron Hubbard Way.[11]
- Hollyhock House
- Hollywood & Western Building
- Zankou Chicken's first American restaurant
See also
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- Armenian Americans
- History of Armenian Americans in Los Angeles
- List of Armenian-Americans
- Armenian Diaspora
- Armenian Assembly of America
- Armenian American Political Action Committee
- Armenian National Committee of America
- Armenian Youth Federation
- Little Armenia, New York
References
[edit]- ^ "Neighborhood Project: Little Armenia: LAist". Archived from the original on August 24, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- ^ Van Dyke, Jonathan (April 30, 2015). "L.A. will never forget the Armenian genocide". Beverly Press La Brea Park News. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
- ^ Mejia, Brittny; Goldenstein, Taylor; Blume, Howard (April 24, 2015). "Armenian genocide: Massive march ends at Turkish consulate in L.A." Los Angeles Times.
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.
- ^ Arranaga, Tony. "COUNCIL APPROVES DESIGNATION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE MEMORIAL SQUARE - 13th DISTRICT WEBSITE". Cd13.com. Archived from the original on March 26, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^ "Agenda : Los Angeles City Council : March 18, 2015". Ens.lacity.org\accessdate=2015-03-29. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
- ^ a b "Part of East Hollywood Is Designated 'Little Armenia'". Los Angeles Times. October 7, 2000. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ a b "Southern California observes Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day". NBC News. April 24, 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks: Barnsdall Art Park Archived June 28, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Van Dyke, Jonathan (April 30, 2015). "L.A. will never forget the Armenian genocide". Beverly Press La Brea Park News. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
- ^ Mejia, Brittny; Goldenstein, Taylor; Blume, Howard (April 24, 2015). "Armenian genocide: Massive march ends at Turkish consulate in L.A." Los Angeles Times.
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.
- ^ "Church of Scientology of Los Angeles - All Are Welcome!". Church of Scientology of Los Angeles. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
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