Wilshire Boulevard in Koreatown Koreatown is a community of the Wilshire Center district in the Mid-Wilshire area of the City of Los Angeles, California. Koreatown (Korean: 코리아타운) is a term to describe the Korean ethnic enclave within a city or metropolitan area. ...
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Wilshire Boulevard in Wilshire Center Wilshire Center is a district part of Mid-Wilshire in the region of the City of Los Angeles, California. ...
Mid-Wilshire is a region in west-central Los Angeles, California. ...
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Geography While Koreatown's boundaries are not formally set, it occupies much of the area of the Wilshire Center, and is found between Arlington Avenue/Wilton Place on the west, Melrose Avenue on the north, Hoover Street on the east, and Pico Boulevard on the south. Hollywood lies to the north, Westlake and Pico-Union lie to the east, Harvard Heights lies to the south, and Country Club Park and Hancock Park lie to the west. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 536 pixelsFull resolution (1936 × 1296 pixel, file size: 661 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Description: Koreatown street scene Date: 4/7/07 Location: Olympic & Harvard, Los Angeles Author: David Liu I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby grant...
Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 536 pixelsFull resolution (1936 × 1296 pixel, file size: 661 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Description: Koreatown street scene Date: 4/7/07 Location: Olympic & Harvard, Los Angeles Author: David Liu I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby grant...
Melrose Avenue is a popular shopping street stretching from Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills to Hoover Street in Silver Lake. ...
Pico Boulevard is a major Los Angeles street that runs from Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica to South Central Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles. ...
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Alvarado Street, looking north from just southwest of the Wilshire Boulevard intersection. ...
The intersection of Pico and Union Pico-Union is a district in central Los Angeles, California. ...
Harvard Heights is a small district in central Los Angeles, California. ...
Northbound Crenshaw Boulevard on the western edge of Country Club Park. ...
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Major thoroughfares include Beverly, Wilshire, and Olympic Boulevards, Western Avenue, Normandie, and Vermont Avenues, and 3rd, 6th, and 8th Streets. The Hollywood Freeway runs through the district's northeast corner. Beverly Boulevard is one of the main east-west thoroughfares in Los Angeles. ...
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Olympic Boulevard is a major arterial road in Los Angeles, California. ...
Western Avenue is a major four lane street slightly west of Downtown Los Angeles and the center portion of Los Angeles County. ...
Vermont Avenue is one of the longest running north/south streets in Los Angeles. ...
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The Hollywood Freeway is one of the principal freeways of Los Angeles, California (the boundaries of which it does not leave) and one of the busiest in the United States. ...
History Prior to the 1960s, Wilshire Center was a wealthy commercial and residential district. As Los Angeles rapidly decentralized along newly constructed freeway corridors, Wilshire Boulevard and the areas surrounding it went into a lengthy decline. With property values drastically diminished, the area saw a heavy influx of Koreans during the 1960s, after restrictions on immigration to the United States from East Asia were lifted in 1965. Interstate 80 (Eastshore Freeway) in Berkeley, California: a typical American freeway (MUTCD definition) A freeway, also known as a highway, superhighway, autoroute, autobahn, autostrada, dual carriageway, expressway, Autosnelweg or motorway, depending on the country of discussion, is a type of road designed for safer high-speed operation of motor vehicles...
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Growth of Koreatown In the 1970s, the Heavy-Chemical Industry Drive initiated by South Korean dictator Park Chung Hee, which displaced much of Korea's petty bourgeoisie, resulted in even more Koreans settling in Wilshire Center, which was soon rechristened "Koreatown." The name "Koreatown" had more to do, however, with the predominance of Korean-owned businesses on the community's major arteries--Western Avenue, Olympic Boulevard, Wilshire Boulevard, Eighth Street, Sixth Street, Third Street and Vermont Avenue--than with the demographics of the residents, as large parts of the area were heavily Latino throughout the 1970s and 1980s while the level of Korean residents in other areas remained low as well. The Heavy-Chemical Industry Drive (usually shortened to HCI) was an economic development plan enacted in the 1970s under the regime of South Korean dictator Park Chung Hee. ...
Park Chung-hee (November 14, 1917 – October 26, 1979) was former ROK Army general and the president of the Republic of Korea from 1961 to 1979. ...
Petit-bourgeois or Anglicised petty bourgeois is a French term that reffered to the members of the lower middle social-classes. ...
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Language restrictions on Korean businesses outside of Koreatown In 1988, Pomona enacted an ordinance requiring businesses that displayed signs with "foreign alphabetical characters," to "devote at least one-half of the sign area to advertising copy in English alphabetical characters." Similar ordinances were also passed in Monterey Park, San Gabriel, and Rosemead. This ordinance was phrased to impact Asian American-owned businesses generally, but it was enforced to hamper Korean shopkeepers particularly.[1] The Pomona ordinance was struck down in 1989 by a federal district court as an unconstitutional restriction on the First Amendment right to free speech and the Fourteenth Amendment right to equal protection. Nickname: Location in Los Angeles County and the State of California Country State County Los Angeles County, California Government - Mayor Norma Torres Area - City 22. ...
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Rosemead is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ...
An Asian American is a person of Asian ancestry or origin who was born in or is an immigrant to the United States. ...
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“First Amendment†redirects here. ...
Citizens of the United States often treat free speech as a fundamental right and often a matter of patriotism. ...
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Violence, riots, and aftermath Further tensions arose when Korean shopkeepers who had experienced actual incidents of armed store robberies or had heard reports of armed store robberies treated black and Latino customers with suspicion. The March 1991 shooting death of black teenager Latasha Harlins at the hands of female Korean grocery clerk Soon Ja Du enraged many living in the area. Latasha Harlins (1976-1991) was an African-American teenager shot and killed by Soon Ja Du, a Korean-American liquor store worker. ...
Soon Ja Du is the Korean American Los Angeles grocery store owner infamous for shooting and killing Latasha Harlins in 1991. ...
Many Korean-owned businesses were looted, damaged, and burned down during the 1992 Los Angeles riots. In the aftermath, much of the Korean population decamped to the San Fernando Valley and Orange County. The vacuum was largely filled by Mexican and Central American immigrants, who continued to make up a large part of the population of the area, particularly in the eastern portions of the neighborhood. At the end of the 1990s, Latino-Americans made up over three-fourths of Koreatown's population, while Asian Americans made up less than one-fifth of the total population. For other uses, see Los Angeles riots (disambiguation). ...
San Fernando Valley from its southwestern edge. ...
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Revitalization The early 2000s have seen a revitalization of the area with many Korean-Americans returning, seeking a more urban lifestyle than could be found in Korean-heavy suburbs like Cerritos, and Irvine. The neighborhood has also become invigorated with the arrival of a new generation of middle-class immigrants from Korea, seeking better positions than are generally available in South Korea's stagnant economy. Koreatown has also become a somewhat chic destination for hipsters priced out of Los Feliz, West Hollywood, and Park La Brea, although the area's troublingly high crime rate [2] and crushingly overcrowded schools significantly reduce its desirability for families with children. (According to the LAPD's Wilshire Division, crime in the areas of Koreatown west of Normandie Avenue has plummeted, but gang activity and property crime remaining common in the areas adjoining Westlake and Pico-Union.) City nicknames: The Geographic Center of Southern California The Freeway City County: Los Angeles County, California Mayor: Paul W. Bowlen (re-elected 2003) Mayor Pro Tem: Laura Lee (elected 2003) City Council: Jim Edwards (elected 2005) Gloria A. Kappe (re-elected 2003) John F. Crawley (re-elected 2005) Mottos: A...
Motto: Innovation. ...
A hipster is a person who derives their identity largely through their association with a subculture which has been deemed hip, a word taken from African American Vernacular English (AAVE). ...
Contemporary view of L.A. from behind the Griffith Observatory in Los Feliz. ...
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Park La Brea (Spanish: La Brea - The tar, after the local tar pits) is a sprawling apartment complex in the Miracle Mile District of Los Angeles, California. ...
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The intersection of Pico and Union Pico-Union is a district in Los Angeles, California. ...
Koreatown now brims with vibrant nightlife and commerce, and the construction of mid-high end residential buildings, including numerous apartments and condominiums continues to attract new residents. As of 2000, the estimated population of Koreans in Los Angeles is about 186,350 or 2% of the population [US Census 2000]. The construction of the Aroma Wilshire Center, a $40 million spa, which opened in June of 2001, caters to the city's affluent Korean population. Another notable addition is the construction of Koreatown Galleria, a 124,000 square foot (12,000 m²) shopping complex, which opened in October, 2001. Koreatown's presence has also notably expanded into Westlake and Country Club Park.
Recently, Koreatown has been infused with college students due to inexpensive housing, public transit to UCLA and USC, and a vibrant nightlife.
Nightlife Koreatown is well known for its nightlife atmosphere, which includes exclusive clubs and numerous bars. It's not unusual to see an alcohol establishment on every block, and with the large number of already existing liquor licenses, new licenses are hard to get. Some of the Korean nightclubs include Karnak, Le Prive (now defunct), Velvet Room, 2626, and Express. Every club has an age group, ranging from the early 20's to late 50's. Koreatown is also known for Korean BBQ, tofu houses, noodle shops, and a wide selection of 24-hour restaurants. The Wiltern Theater lies within its borders, and plays host to a variety of high-profile and indie rock evening concerts. The Wiltern Theatre and adjacent 12-story Pellissier Building are an Art Deco landmark located on the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue in Los Angeles, California (the entire complex is commonly referred to as simply the Wiltern). ...
Transportation Koreatown has also prospered from the presence of two subway lines: the Red Line, which runs along Vermont Avenue, and the Purple Line, which runs along Wilshire Boulevard. These two lines have relieved some of its traffic congestion and increased the mobility options of its residents.[citation needed] Four subway stations are located in the district; on the Purple (Wilshire) Line, Wilshire/Western station sits across from the famous Wiltern Theatre at the western edge of Koreatown, while Wilshire/Normandie station is situated among a number of high-rise and historical buildings in the center of the district. On the Red (Vermont Avenue) Line lies Vermont/Beverly station, serving northern Koreatown. The two lines meet at Wilshire/Vermont transfer station, situated under a now-completed luxury apartment and retail complex in eastern Koreatown. The Purple Line was originally to be extended either further along Wilshire Boulevard or along Crenshaw Avenue and Pico Boulevard towards Mid-City, but financial problems coupled with community opposition halted these efforts. A westerly extension of the subway has been more recently publicly supported by many civic officials in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, and Santa Monica, the three cities through which the extension may run, and Metro is currently studying various routes for a future extension.[3] “Mass Transit†redirects here. ...
Diagram of the Metro Red Line. ...
Diagram of the Metro Purple Line. ...
Platforms Island platform Parking None Bicycle facilities 16 Bike Rack Spaces 4 Locker Spaces Other information Opened July 13, 1996 Accessible Wilshire/Western is the Westernmost stop on the Metro Purple Line, located at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue. ...
The Wiltern Theatre and adjacent 12-story Pellissier Building are an Art Deco landmark located on the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue in Los Angeles, California (the entire complex is commonly referred to as simply the Wiltern). ...
Platforms Island platform Parking None Bicycle facilities None Other information Opened July 13, 1996 Accessible The Wilshire/Normandie station is the first station west of Wilshire/Vermont that is serviced by only the Metro Purple line route. ...
Platforms Island platform Parking None Bicycle facilities 14 Bike Rack Spaces Other information Opened June 12, 1999 Accessible The Vermont/Beverly station is the first station west of the Wilshire/Vermont Red Line/Purple Line split. ...
The Wilshire/Vermont station is a transfer point for the Wilshire/Western Red Line subway and the North Hollwood Red Line subway. ...
In addition to these two subway lines, LA Metro also runs numerous Rapid and Local buses through the district. Five Rapid lines cut across Koreatown, including Line 710 (Crenshaw), Line 714 (Beverly), Line 720 (Wilshire), Line 754 (Vermont), and Line 757 (Western). Metro Rapid 761 Metro Rapid is a bus rapid transit system in Los Angeles County, California, operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. ...
Recently, Hanguk Taxis or "Korean Taxis," have sprouted up in Los Angeles' Koreatown. These are unlicensed, privately operated taxis driven by recent Korean immigrants. Their primary form of advertising is by supplying free lighters with their phone number on it in local bars and clubs.
Emergency services
Fire service Los Angeles Fire Department Station 13 is in the area. It has been suggested that Warner Lawrence be merged into this article or section. ...
Police service Los Angeles Police Department operates the Rampart Community Police Station at 2710 West Temple Street, 99026, serving the neighborhood [4]. LAPD and L.A.P.D. redirect here. ...
Education The area is served by the Los Angeles Unified School District. The Los Angeles Unified School District (the LAUSD) is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. ...
Area schools include:
Los Angeles Public Library operates the Pio Pico-Koreatown Branch. Belmont Senior High School is a public high school located at 1575 West 2nd Street in Downtown Los Angeles. ...
Miguel Contreras Learning Complex is a secondary school in Los Angeles, California, United States. ...
The Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) system serves the residents of Los Angeles, California. ...
Landmarks The Ambassador Hotel was a landmark hotel in Los Angeles, California. ...
The Bullocks Wilshire Building on the campus of the Southwestern University School of Law The Southwestern University School of Law (also known as Southwestern Law School) is a private ABA-accredited law school located in Los Angeles, California, with about 1000 students at a campus that includes the Bullocks Wilshire...
The Wiltern Theatre and adjacent 12-story Pellissier Building are an Art Deco landmark located on the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue in Los Angeles, California (the entire complex is commonly referred to as simply the Wiltern). ...
References
See also - List of Korea-related topics
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