Historic Filipinotown

mcolarte@unc.edu — Mon, 14 Oct 2019 08:43:14 +0000

Description:

Historic Filipinotown, "Hi Fi," is an ethnic enclave in Los Angeles' 13th district made from the communities of Silver Lake and Echo Park. Previously known as Little Manila, Hi Fi was proposed by council member Eric Garcetti on 02 August 2002, currently serves to preserve the neighborhood's history, and promotes cultural and social unity not just among a Filipino population but one that reflect's LA growing diversity.

LocationMem:

Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

Institution:

Los Angeles City Council

Official/Unofficial:

Official

Group Acknowledged:

Filipinos

Filipino Americans

Historical Subject:

In the 1940s, many Filipino American families settled in the area, buying homes and creating businesses away from Little Tokyo and Bunker Hill areas, as their homeland was occupied by imperial Japanese in the second World War. Additionally, Historic Filipinotown designates the settlement areas for Filipino immigrants to the United States during an immigration resurgence in the late 1990s and early 2000s, noted by the creation of key Filipino organizations, Catholic churches, and housing prior to Los Angeles City Council's formal proclamation of the historic town. And despite the neighborhood's growing Mexican and Central American populations in the 2010s, Hi Fi remains as the cultural heart of Filipino Americans in Southern California.

Physical Aspects:

The ethnic enclave resides in Los Angeles' 13th district with a western boundary on Hoover Street, Glendale Boulevard to the east, Temple Street to the north, and Beverly Boulevard to the south.

Date of Dedication:

02 August 2002

Place Location:

Files:

Collection:

Historical Marker Database Migration Collection

Themes:

Philippines

Filipino

community

immigration

California history

diversity

Syrian Garden

mmaszer@unc.edu — Wed, 02 Oct 2019 17:08:26 +0000

Description:

The Syrian Garden is part of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation, intended to immortalize the rich and diverse history and culture of Syria and its people throughout the ages. The Garden contains elements from different aspects of Syrian heritage: the Arches of Palmyra, the Amphitheater of Basra, the Syrian Arch and the Arabic Fountain, all decorated with authentic colors.

LocationMem:

Cleveland, Ohio

Institution:

Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation

Official/Unofficial:

Unofficial

Group Acknowledged:

Syrian Immigrants

Physical Aspects:

The Arches of Palmyra, the Amphitheater of Basra, the Syrian Arch and the Arabic Fountain, all decorated with authentic colors. The span of Syrian history are carved on the top surfaces of 6 pedestal columns, one square meter each. The landscape has Damascene roses.