Archive for the ‘Downtown Los Angeles’ Category

Hawaiian Chicken at 2009 Koreatown Festival

Saturday, September 19th, 2009

When you enter the festival grounds of Seoul International Park from the north, this is the sight that greets you. Dozens of whole chickens roasting on an an open spit courtesy of Hawaiian Chicken. They say they can cook 1,000 chickens in less than three hours! 하와이안 숯불구이 통닭

Hawaiian Chicken at 2009 Koreatown Festival in LA

It’s Hawaiian-style Huli-Huli BBQ Chicken grilled using quality Kiawe charcoal. Huli-Huli is Hawaiian for ‘turn, turn.’

The restaurant was chosen by the editors of the the Los Angeles Downtown News as Best Cooked Chicken in downtown LA. It also has fresh mangosteen juice called Xango™ but the booth at the festival doesn’t have it.

Restaurant Hours : Monday–Wednesday, 11:00 a.m.– 9 p.m. Friday–Saturday, 11:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m. Closed on Thursdays and Sundays

Address: 686 N Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012-2835
Phone number (866) 319-3867. Owner: Eugene Hong

Korean-American Architect David Hyun

Friday, May 8th, 2009

Yagura Tower designed by Korean-American David Hyun for the Japanese Village Plaza in downtown Los Angeles in 1983.

Yagura Tower by Korean-American Architect David Hyun

David Hyun is a second-generation Korean-American architect. He is credited with revitalizing Little Tokyo, the Japantown section of downtown Los Angeles. The Japanese-American Citizens League has honored him for his contributions, including his work at the Japanese American Cultural Center in 1978. A founding board member of Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP), Hyun has also served as chair of the board of directors of the Korean-American Coalition (KAC).

He was born in Korea in 1917 and is the youngest son of the Korean patriot Reverend Soon Hyun. You can see David Hyun’s personally designed residence in Silver Lake (address: 1954 Redesdale Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90039). He had it built in 1993.