Where is Koreatown in LA?
The city council of Los Angeles has set the official boundary for Koreatown LA as Olympic Boulevard from Western Avenue to Vermont Avenue on the south, Vermont Avenue from Olympic Boulevard to Third Street on the east, Third Street from Vermont Avenue to Western Avenue on the north, Western Avenue from Third Street to Olympic Boulevard, including a business corridor along Western Avenue from Third Street to Rosewood Avenue.
Wilshire Boulevard is the major thoroughfare.
In February 2009, Scarlet Eum of 626 S. Plymouth Boulevard submitted a formal petition to the City of Los Angeles to name/rename the Koreatown community with the following boundaries:
- Melrose Avenue and Beverly Boulevard to the North
- Vermont Avenue and Hoover Street to the East
- Pico Boulevard and Olympic Boulevard to the South
- Wilton Place and Crenshaw Boulevard to the West
In August 2010, the City Council approved the boundaries of Koreatown as
- Olympic Boulevard from Western Avenue to Vermont Avenue on the south
- Vermont Avenue from Olympic Boulevard to Third Street on the east
- Third Street from Vermont Avenue to Western Avenue on the north
- Western Avenue from Third Street to Olympic Boulevard on the west
- including a business corridor along Western Avenue from Third Street to Rosewood Avenue situated inside East Hollywood
The proposed boundaries include both sides of the street.
Useful sites to check out:
VisitKoreatown.org – the area’s tourism authority @VisitKoreatown
Koreatown LA on Facebook: http://facebook.com/KoreatownLA
Koreatown LA on Twitter: @KoreatownLA
The best spot for tourists to capture the Korean flavor of Koreatown LA (where over 65% of the actual residents are Latino and less than 15% are Korean) is Olympic Boulevard between Western Avenue and Vermont Avenue.