Little Armenia, Los Angeles

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Neighborhood of Los Angeles in California, United States

Little Armenia
Neighborhood of Los Angeles
Little Armenia neighborhood sign located at the intersection of Normandie Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard
Little ArmeniaLocation within Central Los Angeles
Coordinates: 34°05′53″N 118°18′02″W / 34.098114°N 118.300497°W / 34.098114; -118.300497
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, romanized: P’vok’r Hayastan) 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.

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, 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. 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.

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".

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 (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:

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.

Education

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

Public

Kingsley Elementary School,
5200 West Virginia Avenue
Ramona Elementary School,
1133 North Mariposa Avenue

Private

Alex Pilibos Armenian School,
1625 North Alexandria Avenue

Notable places

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.

The Church of Scientology Los Angeles headquarters. Located on Sunset Bl. between N. Catalina St. and L. Ron Hubbard Way.
Hollyhock House
Hollywood & Western Building
Zankou Chicken's first restaurant in U.S.A.

References

"Neighborhood Project: Little Armenia: LAist". Archived from the original on August 24, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
Little Armenia Designation
^ "Part of East Hollywood Is Designated 'Little Armenia'". Los Angeles Times. October 7, 2000. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
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.
^ "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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