Cultural Corridors in Los Angeles

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Cultural Corridors in Los AngelesBy: Cynthia Guzman

+Defining “cultural corridor” “Districts with distinctive cultural character defined by

immigrant populations.” Provide support and services for immigrant

communities, via a variety of different commercial businesses/non-profits, etc.

Often arise due to concentration of businesses and/or peoples of a certain group in an area.

Policy question: “What [else] makes a cultural corridor?” Whose interest do they serve? Does this change over time?

For purposes of this assignment, will only be looking at corridors that have been “recognized” by the City of Los Angeles.

+ Skills Used

Inset map Geocoding Buffering Data Joining Point or line graduated symbol Charts, graphs or images Geoprocessing (clip)

+Overview

+ Little Ethiopia

Began forming in the 1990s as Ethiopian restaurants, markets, and assorted service shops began to gather in the area.

Officially recognized by the City of Los Angeles in 2001 (?).

Los Angeles is home to the second largest group of Ethiopians living in the U.S. behind Washington, DC.

The Ethiopian population in LA county is unofficially estimated at over 60,000.

(Figures taken from Little Ethiopia Business Association)

+ Salvadoran Corridor

ACR 126 recognized corridor. Authored by Assembly Member Mike Davis. (2010)

Approximately half a million Salvadorans live in the City of Los Angeles, 100 thousand near the corridor alone.

“Provide existing and future business and property owners with a variety of community services and improvements to help boost the economic livelihood, improve social cultural well-being of the area and encourage economic pride.”

(Figures taken from ARC 126 press release. Mission Statement taken from www. salvadorancorredorusa.com)

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Sources: UCLA MapShare, Social Explorer, P Drive

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Sources: UCLA MapShare, Social Explorer, P Drive

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Sources: UCLA MapShare, Social Explorer, P Drive

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Sources: UCLA MapShare, P Drive, SocialExplorer

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Sources: UCLA MapShare, Social Explorer, P Drive

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Sources: UCLA MapShare, Social Explorer, P Drive

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Sources: Social Explorer UCLA MapShare, GoogleEarth, P Drive

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Sources: SocialExplorer, UCLA MapShare, Google Earth , P Drive

+Affiliated Businesses by Type

Other 8Banking 3Food & Dining 10Legal Services 4Retail 3Travel & Shipping 4Apparel 2

Food/Dining 9Retail 2

+Next Steps

Land use Refine business lists Vacancies along corridors Identify businesses with parcels according to AIN

numbers Identify non-profits/social services in the area

not a complete list/subject to change