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Wilshire Center is located three miles west of Downtown LA, ten minutes south of Hollywood and just five minutes east
of Miracle Mile. It’s a great place to live, work and shop, with connections to the Metro Purple Line & Red Line subways, the Metro Rapid Bus and local shuttles. View Maps
Wilshire Center (sometimes referred to as Mid-Wilshire, the Wilshire District, Koreatown and K-Town) is a true urban community. The people who live and work here are dedicated to creating a safe community with pleasant pedestrian environments, strong retail & cultural amenities, job opportunities, good neighborhood schools, clean & modern transportation systems and preserving our many architecturally and historically significant landmarks. Learn More |
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Wilshire Center Activities and Other News
This quarter, the Wilshire Center District Safety Team assisted in getting 451 bulky items picked up, made 41 calls to the City for street repairs, and assisted in getting 224 graffiti tags cleaned up. The team responded to 27 calls for assistance from the LAPD and others. They issued 101 illegal vendor warnings, assisted 16 homeless individuals and made 4 felony arrests. Read Article |
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National Night Out 2010
On the evening of August 3rd, 2010, about 500 people gathered at 3700 Wilshire Blvd. and walked to the LAPD Olympic Station to show unity in their efforts to stop crime, gangs, violence, graffiti and drugs. The people of the Wilshire Center/Koreatown community could be heard for miles chanting anti-violence chants in Bengali, English, Korean, Spanish and Vietnamese. Watch the Video |
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Neighborhood Cleanup
On the morning of July 10th, 2010, 150 people assembled at the corner of 8th St. and Irolo St. in Wilshire Center to conduct a neighborhood cleanup. Two teams armed with brooms, trash bags, and graffiti removal supplies left from that location at 9AM. One team headed west down 8th St. towards Western Ave. and the other headed east towards Vermont Ave. The two teams removed weeds, picked up all items of trash and eliminated all graffiti in sight. Watch the Video |
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Tree Trimming and Community Clean-up
Close to 100 overgrown ficus trees have been trimmed throughout the District by one of our contractors. Over 30 of them were on Irolo and 8th Street and more then 60 of them were between 3rd and 7th from Wilton to Hoover. The intersections of 8th and Irolo and 8th and Vermont have been steamed cleaned. The WCBID helped organize a community clean-up around Mariposa and Normandie between 7th and 8th Street. See (the tree trimming) Before and After Photos |
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| CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING |
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| Community Calendar |
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Olympic C-PAB Meeting
Olympic Community Police Advisory Board (C-PAB) will hold a meeting at 1130 S. Vermont Ave at 6:30 pm on the first Thursday of each month. Come meet your Captain and the Olympic Senior Lead Officers. Refreshments will be served. For more info go to: olympiccpab.org |
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Farmers Market
The Wilshire Center Farmers Market features locally grown fresh produce, eclectic prepared foods, bakery goods and crafts! Every Friday from 11am-3pm at the Wilshire Vermont Station. More Info |
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Community Clean Up Event
Beautification and Graffiti Clean-up Day in Honor of the Firefighters and Police Officers of the Wilshire Center/Koreatown Community. Saturday , September 11th, from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM. On this occasion, we will clean Olympic Blvd., from Vermont Ave. to Western Ave. The gathering place will be Seoul International Park at
3250 San Marino Street, 90006. More Info |
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