Historic Filipinotown

Historic Filipinotown is a newly created district of the city of Los Angeles, California, that makes up the southwest portion of Echo Park, Los Angeles, California . It was created by a resolution proposed by city council member Eric Garcetti on August 2, 2002. To be specific, the district is bounded by the Hoover Street on the west to Glendale Boulevard on the east, Temple Street on the north, Beverly Boulevard on the southern end. This section of Echo Park has always been a puzzle, especially since it was separated from its northern portion by the US 101 Freeway in the 1950s and the southern section of the Park where the tennis courts and baseball field are located. From a political and community planning standpoint, Historic...