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Gayle Anderson was live at the THAI PLAZA in THAI TOWN / LITTLE ARMENIA on Hollywood Boulevard. It's one of several landmark locations on the NEW 26.2 mile HONDA L.A. MARATHON route featuring a landmark every mile.
Thai Town is a neighborhood of Los Angeles centered along Hollywood Boulevard between Normandie Avenue and Western Avenue, Los Angeles, California in Hollywood. The area contains many Thai restaurants, markets and shops, including import stores, silk clothing stores and massage spas. There are also many Armenians living in the area, which is accordingly also referred to as Little Armenia. The boundaries between Thai Town and Little Armenia are ambiguous and fluid. The area is served by the Metro Red Line at the Hollywood/Western station.
Los Angeles has the largest Thai population outside of Thailand; roughly 80,000 of California's estimated 120,000 Thai Americans live in Los Angeles. It is also home to the world's first and only Thai Town. In 2002 there was an estimated 80,000 Thai immigrants living in Los Angeles. Thai Chinese are also included in the population. Because of this, Los Angeles is sometimes referred to as Thailand's 77th province. Like Los Angeles, Bangkok (Thailand's capital) is known as "the City of Angels" (Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, Bangkok's official name, means "the City of Angels").
On the first Sunday in April, Thai Town celebrates Songkran, the Thai New Year, by closing off Hollywood Boulevard within its boundaries, and setting up food stands and entertainment on the street.
Thai Town began in the 1960s when many Thai went to Los Angeles to study (as a result of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965; many decided to stay and open businesses. A 1980s regional financial crisis led many Thais to come to Thai Town and find work. City Council designated the neighborhood on October 27, 1999; during that time it had many of the estimated 80,000 Thai in Southern California. July 2008, Laura Bush, the First Lady of the United States, granted the neighborhood recognition as a "Preserve America" community. This makes Thai Town eligible for $250,000 United States dollars in "Preserve America" grants and $250,000 in other private and public grants. For more information about Thai Town, visit: www.experiencela.com, www.seeing-stars.com and www.gocalifornia.about.com
LITTLE ARMENIA is a community that is part of the Hollywood district of Los Angeles. It falls within the area referred to as East Hollywood. The area is served by the Metro Red Line at the Hollywood/Western station. Little Armenia is defined by the Los Angeles City Council as "the area bounded on the north by Hollywood Blvd between the 101 Freeway and Vermont Ave, on the east by Vermont Avenue from Hollywood Boulevard to Santa Monica Boulevard, on the south by Santa Monica Blvd between Vermont Ave and U.S. Route 101 and on the west by Route 101 from Santa Monica Boulevard to Hollywood Boulevard." (Adopted on 6 October 2000.) It also overlaps substantially with Thai Town.
The area's name comes from the large number of Armenian-Americans that 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.
St. Garabed Armenian Apostolic Church is an Armenian church that is located inside Little Armenia. St. Garabed church is the place of prayer for the vast majority of Armenians living in Hollywood. It is located on Alexandria Avenue and it was built in 1978. The church is located front of the Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School.
Little Armenia's only public park is Barnsdall Art Park, which includes the Frank Lloyd Wright designed Hollyhock House and a city-run arts center built in 1919-1921. The park, located on small but scenic Olive Hill, was donated to the city of Los Angeles by oil heiress Aline Barnsdall.
Many of the novels, short stories and poems of Charles Bukowski, a native of East Hollywood are set in the area.
One of the major event that occurs in "Little Armenia" is every year on April 24, Armenians gather in Hollywood to take part in a protest for the recognition of Armenian Genocide. Though Hollywood was once home the biggest Armenian community in the region, Glendale surpassed Hollywood in both the number and proportion of Armenians in population, while Burbank, Pasadena, and La Crescenta also have large Armenian communities, but with no special designation.
Today, in spite of some streets in the neighborhood showing signs of neglect, there are some streets that together form pockets of decently-kept middle class homes. Due to the high real estate prices in Los Angeles in general, much of Little Armenia and East Hollywood still have home prices higher than in other parts of the city and much of Los Angeles County. For more information about LITTLE ARMENIA, visit: www.littlearmenia.com, www.seeing-stars.com and www.gocalifornia.about.com
Other 2010 Honda LA Marathon presented by K-Swiss LANDMARKS EVERY MILE Gayle featured were: Barndall Park-Hollyhock House, Griffith Observatory, Loz Feliz, Hollywood sign, Hollywood and Western-Central Casting.
For more information about the 2010 Honda LA Marathon presented by K-Swiss, contact:
2010 Honda LA Marathon presented by K-Swiss
Sunday, March 21st
"From the Stadium to the Sea"
Dodger Stadium to Santa Monica Pier
LA Marathon LLC
Thai Town is a neighborhood of Los Angeles centered along Hollywood Boulevard between Normandie Avenue and Western Avenue, Los Angeles, California in Hollywood. The area contains many Thai restaurants, markets and shops, including import stores, silk clothing stores and massage spas. There are also many Armenians living in the area, which is accordingly also referred to as Little Armenia. The boundaries between Thai Town and Little Armenia are ambiguous and fluid. The area is served by the Metro Red Line at the Hollywood/Western station.
Los Angeles has the largest Thai population outside of Thailand; roughly 80,000 of California's estimated 120,000 Thai Americans live in Los Angeles. It is also home to the world's first and only Thai Town. In 2002 there was an estimated 80,000 Thai immigrants living in Los Angeles. Thai Chinese are also included in the population. Because of this, Los Angeles is sometimes referred to as Thailand's 77th province. Like Los Angeles, Bangkok (Thailand's capital) is known as "the City of Angels" (Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, Bangkok's official name, means "the City of Angels").
On the first Sunday in April, Thai Town celebrates Songkran, the Thai New Year, by closing off Hollywood Boulevard within its boundaries, and setting up food stands and entertainment on the street.
Thai Town began in the 1960s when many Thai went to Los Angeles to study (as a result of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965; many decided to stay and open businesses. A 1980s regional financial crisis led many Thais to come to Thai Town and find work. City Council designated the neighborhood on October 27, 1999; during that time it had many of the estimated 80,000 Thai in Southern California. July 2008, Laura Bush, the First Lady of the United States, granted the neighborhood recognition as a "Preserve America" community. This makes Thai Town eligible for $250,000 United States dollars in "Preserve America" grants and $250,000 in other private and public grants. For more information about Thai Town, visit: www.experiencela.com, www.seeing-stars.com and www.gocalifornia.about.com
LITTLE ARMENIA is a community that is part of the Hollywood district of Los Angeles. It falls within the area referred to as East Hollywood. The area is served by the Metro Red Line at the Hollywood/Western station. Little Armenia is defined by the Los Angeles City Council as "the area bounded on the north by Hollywood Blvd between the 101 Freeway and Vermont Ave, on the east by Vermont Avenue from Hollywood Boulevard to Santa Monica Boulevard, on the south by Santa Monica Blvd between Vermont Ave and U.S. Route 101 and on the west by Route 101 from Santa Monica Boulevard to Hollywood Boulevard." (Adopted on 6 October 2000.) It also overlaps substantially with Thai Town.
The area's name comes from the large number of Armenian-Americans that 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.
St. Garabed Armenian Apostolic Church is an Armenian church that is located inside Little Armenia. St. Garabed church is the place of prayer for the vast majority of Armenians living in Hollywood. It is located on Alexandria Avenue and it was built in 1978. The church is located front of the Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School.
Little Armenia's only public park is Barnsdall Art Park, which includes the Frank Lloyd Wright designed Hollyhock House and a city-run arts center built in 1919-1921. The park, located on small but scenic Olive Hill, was donated to the city of Los Angeles by oil heiress Aline Barnsdall.
Many of the novels, short stories and poems of Charles Bukowski, a native of East Hollywood are set in the area.
One of the major event that occurs in "Little Armenia" is every year on April 24, Armenians gather in Hollywood to take part in a protest for the recognition of Armenian Genocide. Though Hollywood was once home the biggest Armenian community in the region, Glendale surpassed Hollywood in both the number and proportion of Armenians in population, while Burbank, Pasadena, and La Crescenta also have large Armenian communities, but with no special designation.
Today, in spite of some streets in the neighborhood showing signs of neglect, there are some streets that together form pockets of decently-kept middle class homes. Due to the high real estate prices in Los Angeles in general, much of Little Armenia and East Hollywood still have home prices higher than in other parts of the city and much of Los Angeles County. For more information about LITTLE ARMENIA, visit: www.littlearmenia.com, www.seeing-stars.com and www.gocalifornia.about.com
Other 2010 Honda LA Marathon presented by K-Swiss LANDMARKS EVERY MILE Gayle featured were: Barndall Park-Hollyhock House, Griffith Observatory, Loz Feliz, Hollywood sign, Hollywood and Western-Central Casting.
For more information about the 2010 Honda LA Marathon presented by K-Swiss, contact:
2010 Honda LA Marathon presented by K-Swiss
Sunday, March 21st
"From the Stadium to the Sea"
Dodger Stadium to Santa Monica Pier
LA Marathon LLC
