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Koreatown, Los Angeles
Koreatown (, Latn, ko, Koriataun) is a Neighborhoods of Los Angeles, neighborhood in central Los Angeles, California, centered near Eighth and Irolo streets. Koreans began immigrating in larger numbers in the 1960s and found housing in the Mid-Wilshire, Los Angeles, Mid-Wilshire area. Many opened businesses as they found rent and tolerance toward the growing Korean population. Many of the historic Art Deco buildings with Glazed architectural terra-cotta, terra cotta façades have been preserved because the buildings remained economically viable for the new businesses.Hawthorne, Christopher (November 29, 2014"KOREATOWN'S COOL OLD BUILDINGS POINT TO L.A.'S FUTURE"''Los Angeles Times'' (online). Despite the name evoking a traditional ethnic enclave, the community is complex and has an impact on areas outside the traditional boundaries. While the neighborhood culture was historically oriented to the Korean American , Korean immigrant population, Korean business owners are creatin ...
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Neighborhoods In Los Angeles
This is a list of notable districts and neighborhoods within the city of Los Angeles in the U.S. state of California, present and past. It includes residential and commercial industrial areas, historic preservation zones, and business-improvement districts, but does not include sales subdivisions, tract names, homeowners associations, and informal names for areas. Regions Current districts and neighborhoods AE * Angelino Heights, Los Angeles, Angelino Heights''The Thomas Guide: Los Angeles County'', Rand McNally (2004), pages N and O * Angeles Mesa, Los Angeles, Angeles Mesa * Angelus Vista, Los Angeles, Angelus Vista * Annandale, California, Annandale (partially in Pasadena) * Arleta, Los Angeles, ArletaNeighborhoods
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* Arlington Heights, Los Angeles, Arlington Heights
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