Category Archives: Neighborhood Beautification
- 23-9-2017
Hollywood Blvd in Thai Town Transforms Into One of L.A.’s “Great Streets”
The sight of tuk-tuks, the sound of traditional Thai music and the flavor of fried desserts transformed Hollywood Boulevard in Thai Town into a vibrant outdoor Bangkok-style bazaar atmosphere on Saturday, September 23 as part of Mayor Eric Garcetti’s L.A. Great Streets program. The event, billed as a “Pop-Up/Demo Lab,” organized by the Thai Community Continue Reading
- 12-8-2017
“Clean for Mom” a Thai Town Clean Up in Honor of Queen Sirikit
We would like to give our most sincerest thanks and appreciation to the over 100 volunteers who beautified every single block of Hollywood Blvd in Thai Town on Saturday, August 12 for our “Clean for Mom” clean up day event! The occasion was in honor of the Queen of Thailand’s birthday which is Mother’s Day Continue Reading
- 3-2-2017
MAYOR GARCETTI ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF GREAT STREETS CHALLENGE
LOS ANGELES Mayor Eric Garcetti today announced the winners of the Great Streets Challenge, a program that will award a total of $2 million to community-driven initiatives to re-imagine Los Angelesâ iconic commercial corridors. The seven selected projects span from Panorama City to Watts, and from the Westside to Boyle Heights. “Our streets belong to Continue Reading
- 22-9-2016
The Thai Town Marketplace Breaks Ground Launching the Thai Community Development Center’s Latest $2.95 Million Community Enhancement Endeavor
On Thursday, September 22nd, the Thai Community Development Center (Thai CDC) celebrated a ten year victory at the ground breaking of the Thai Town Marketplace (TTMP) located at 5448 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90027. The marketplace is Thai CDC’s current endeavor towards improving Thai Town, providing jobs for the economically disadvantaged and offering the Continue Reading
- 12-8-2014
Asian Community Leaders Meet with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti
Los Angeles – On August 12th, 2014, thirty Asian Pacific Islander (API) community leaders met with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti including Chanchanit Martorell, Executive Director of the Thai Community Development Center, as part of the Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Roundtable. In preparation for the meeting, Martorell and the community leaders Continue Reading
- 30-1-2014
The Future of L.A.’s Thai Town and Koreatown Communities Ride on a ‘Promise’
Earlier this month, President Obama announced the first five recipient areas of his Promise Zone Initiative, a formal partnership between the federal government, local communities, and businesses intended to help shrink poverty and expand the rosters of the middle class. The initiative enables those areas to receive a share of a $500 million investment in Continue Reading
- 7-4-2013
Unveiling of the Kinarra
April 7th, 2013 marks a monumental day as the Thai Community Development Center unveils the first pair of Kinarra Lamp Post Monuments on Hollywood and Hobart Blvds. The almost five foot tall statues erected to a 17 foot tall lamppost arrived in Los Angeles on March 5th. These mythical figures represent the latest effort by Continue Reading
- 22-3-2013
Thai CDC Breaks Ground! The Kinarra Are Landing Soon!
Friday, March 22, 2013 marked a monumental day as the Thai Community Development Center (Thai CDC) broke ground to install the first pair of Kinarra Lamp Post Monuments on Hollywood and Hobart Blvds. The almost five foot tall statutes erected to a 17 foot tall lamp post that arrived in Los Angeles on March 5th Continue Reading