Purple Line metro station at intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue (the subway is on the northeast corner)
Wilshire / Western Station
Address: 3775 Wilshire Blvd
Phone Number: (800) 366-6883
Phone Number: (800) 366-6883
GENERAL INFO
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT KOREATOWN LA
Nearest Recycling Center: Venus Recycling
Address: 2517 W 8th Street
Los Angeles, California 90057
Phone number: (213) 365-2681
Post Office on 6th & Harvard
Address: 3751 W 6th St
Phone Number: 213-382-1046
Phone Number: 213-382-1046
Dosan Ahn Chang Ho station is the official name of the post office on the northwest corner of 6th and Harvard.
This branch had been known as the Sanford station.
Wilshire Branch Library
Address: 149 N St Andrews Pl
Phone Number: 323-957-4550
Phone Number: 323-957-4550
In addition to the Pio Pico Library, another LAPL branch that serves what is still considered the Koreatown area of Los Angeles is the Wilshire Library. It doesn’t have as extensive a collection of Korean books or resources, but it’s the next best branch.
(The Central Library in downtown LA also has a significant amount of Korean-language materials.)
Koreatown LA Map
Address: Olympic Boulevard
Phone Number: NA
Phone Number: NA
The Los Angeles City Council in 2010 formally declared Koreatown’s borders as Western, Olympic, Vermont, and 3rd… with a business corridor on Western from 3rd to Rosewood.
Young Oak Kim Academy
Address: 615 Shatto Pl
Phone Number: 213-739-6500
Phone Number: 213-739-6500
A middle school within the Los Angeles Unified School District, Local District 4. It was established in 2009 as the only middle school in the LAUSD to practice single-sex education (different curricula and learning environments for girls and boys).
YOKA is named in honor of Colonel Young-Oak Kim, the first Asian-American colonel to lead a US battalion in war. It is LA’s first middle school, and the third school overall, named for a Korean.
Located near the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Vermont Avenue
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in LA
Address: 3731 Wilshire Blvd
Phone Number: (213) 389-1215
Phone Number: (213) 389-1215
A government agency of Taiwan (the Republic of China) that mainly handles various issues of Taiwanese immigrants in LA.
Public Transportation in Koreatown
Address: Koreatown LA
Phone Number: (323) 466-3876
Phone Number: (323) 466-3876
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: http://www.metro.net/
Also, there are two DASH routes serving the Koreatown area. The fare is just 50 cents and most DASH buses offer free WiFi.
Philippine Consulate in LA
Address: 3600 Wilshire Blvd
Phone Number: (213) 639-0980
Phone Number: (213) 639-0980
Consulate General of the Republic of the Philippines in Los Angeles. Suite #500
There is $6 all-day parking at the church across the street. Price is subject to change.
Camp out early before the offices open at 9:00 AM. Bring a beach chair or a folding chair.
Chinese Consulate-General in LA
Address: 443 Shatto Pl
Phone Number: (213) 807-8088
Phone Number: (213) 807-8088
Consulate General of The People’s Republic of China (中华人民共和国驻洛杉矶总领馆)
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