Posts Tagged ‘Western Avenue’

Wilshire taped off b/w Western & Manhattan

Sunday, December 18th, 2011

Sunday morning at a little before 10:00 am, LAPD received a report about a suspicious package in front of Christ Church on the street known as Manhattan Place, just north of Wilshire, a block west of Western Avenue.


Address: 635 S Manhattan Place, Los Angeles 90010

The LA Police Department sent in the bomb unit to take a look at it, and as a precautionary measure, part of Wilshire Boulevard between Manhattan Place and Western Avenue was closed to traffic.

The area is technically just west of Koreatown proper, according to boundaries set by the City Council in 2010.

Source: the community’s main Twitter account http://twitter.com/Koreatown

Update: The bomb squad conducted at least three controlled detonations, at 12:27, 12:38, and 1:00, and determined that the package was benign. Wilshire Boulevard was opened to traffic at 1:35 PM. Manhattan Place between Wilshire and 6th Street was cleared at 2:10 pm.

Tom n Toms – Western Avenue Madang Courtyard

Thursday, October 20th, 2011

Much anticipation for all the upcoming Tom n Toms openings. The South Korean coffee chain (their equivalent of Starbucks but with pretzels) is getting ready to take America by storm, starting with half a dozen outposts in Koreatown, Los Angeles.

The one at Wilshire Galleria and on 6th Street have been open for a while now, and everyone was betting it would be the one at the Solair next… or the one on Vermont Avenue… or the one on Wilton… uhm, did you all miss that little sign at the Madang building diagonal from the Wiltern Theater. Well, it’s there, and Tom n Toms is opening their Western Avenue location on Friday (October 21st).

Tom n Toms: South Korean Coffee Shop: 621 S. Western Avenue: Madang

VisitKoreatown has already posted interior pics on their site even before the opening.

Address: 621 S Western Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90010
Phone number: (213) 381-7271