THAI TOWN HISTORY Los Angeles’ Thai Town is home to about 60-plus Thai businesses, including silk shops, bookstores, and restaurants. Located within the diverse immigrant community of East Hollywood, Thai Town has served as the historic port of entry for newly arrived Thai immigrants, and has seen the proliferation of Thai-owned businesses over the last 50 years. With Hollywood being a well-known destination among Thais, the community took root here as a business enclave as well as source of social/family networks, employment and housing. When Thais made the decision to immigrate to the United States, they chose to settle in Hollywood. The first Thai business in Los Angeles is Bangkok Market on Melrose Avenue, which specializes in Thai and Southeast Asian groceries. Thus, L.A.’s East Hollywood area has become a major cultural and economic hub through a concentration of bilingual services, jobs, and family connections. The designation of Thai Town, an 8-year protracted community organizing campaign facilitated by the Thai Community Development Center during the 1990s, was an economic strategy to revitalize an otherwise depressed and neglected section of East Hollywood through the promotion of neighborhood pride, economic development, cultural exchanges, and cultural tourism.
On October 27, 1999, the Los Angeles City Council formally designated the world’s first and only Thai Town, located along Hollywood Blvd between Western and Normandie avenues. Thai Town is also the site of several historic Los Angeles structures and landmarks, such as the Don Carlos Apartments, Trianon Apartments, and the Mayer Building on Hollywood and Western. Thai CDC’s leadership and commitment to Thai Town’s cultural heritage preservation endeavors has also included its commitment to protecting historic properties through adaptive reuse. Thai Town is a form of community empowerment, because it has helped establish a Thai identity within the diversity of Los Angeles. Since the designation, Thai CDC continues to collaborate with fellow Thai community stakeholders and to provide leadership to the development of Thai Town’s tourism infrastructure, raising the community’s visibility, and providing support for small businesses and community asset building to establish this relatively small commercial center as a cultural destination.
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THAI TOWN BUSINESS LIST 01 Boran 5401 Hollywood Blvd 323.469.8883 02 Thailand Plaza 5321 Hollywood Blvd 323.993.9000 03 Org Thai BBQ 5324 Hollywood Blvd 323.962.2004 04 Thai Patio 5273 Hollywood Blvd 323.466.3894
07 Ruen Pair 5257 Hollywood Blvd 323.466.0153
13 Sanamluang Cafe 5176 Hollywood Blvd 323.660.8006
19 Bangkok Street Food 5269 Hollywood Blvd 323.472.4419
25 Kanom Thai Rama ii 5271 Hollywood Blvd 323.871.8030
08 Crispy Pork Gang Noodle 5253 Hollywood Blvd 323.465.9796
14 Pho Thai Town 5136 Hollywood Blvd 323.667.0934
26 Bangluck Market 5170 Hollywood Blvd 323.660.8000
09 Hollywood Thai Restaurant 5241 Hollywood Blvd 323.467.0926
15 Vim Thai Restaurant 5132 Hollywood Blvd 323.662.1017
20 Thai Dessert & Vegetarian Food 5185 Hollywood Blvd 213.667.2035
10 Sapp Coffee Shop 5183 Hollywood Blvd 323.665.1035
16 The Shrimp Lover 5112 Hollywood Blvd 323.668.9113
06 Kazoku Sushi 5259 Hollywood Blvd 323.817.1002
12 Kruang Tedd 5151 Hollywood Blvd 323.667.9800
18 Fukurou Ramen 5103 Hollywood Blvd 323.719.9011
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22 Urban Social House 5220 Hollywood Blvd
27 Dokya LA Book Store 5321 Hollywood Blvd 323.464.7178
23 Friends & Family 5150 Hollywood Blvd 323.668.2000
28 BKT Services 5271 Hollywood Blvd 323.871.8030
GROCERY 24 Silom Supermarket 5321 Hollywood Blvd 323.993.9000
Western Ave
05 Cajun Seafood House 5267 Hollywood Blvd 323.466.6722
Lacha Somtum Thai 11 Restaurant 5171 Hollywood Blvd 323.486.7380
17 Darabar Secret Thai Cuisine 5112 Hollywood Blvd #109 323.666.5055
21 Harvard & Bar Stone 5221 Hollywood Blvd
30 Thai Health & Information Services Inc 1654 N Harvard Blvd 323.661.2008
29 Faroh Hair Design 1656 N Harvard Blvd 323.839.4856
36 Hollywood Motor 5112 Hollywood Blvd 323.665.1230
31 Siam Books Center 5178 Hollywood Blvd 323.665.4236
37 Khun Insurance and Financial Services Corp 5305 Hollywood Blvd #105 323.489.6006
32 Siam Photo & Video 5179 Hollywood Blvd 323.666.2134
38 Rose Salon 1660 N Hobart Blvd Ste A 818.942.6150
33 Chula Salon of Beauty 5157 Hollywood Blvd 323.661.8611
39 The Shop 5153 Hollywood Blvd 310.698.9960
34 The Phukaw Decor 5155 Hollywood Blvd 323.599.8609
40 Sai's Malai FLowers 5255 Hollywood Blvd 818.270.5808
35 Star Tours 5112 Hollywood Blvd #202 323.644.1063
41 Noubars El Adobe Pharmacy 5207 Hollywood Blvd 323.461.9451
42 Elsie's Watch & Jewelry Repair 5177 Hollywood Blvd 323.464.8445
MASSAGE & SPA 43 Photalai Thai Massage 5401 Hollywood Blvd 323.464.4535 44 Nuch Royal Thai Spa 5300 Hollywood Blvd 323.465.2755 45 Orchird Thai Massage 5126 Hollywood Blvd 323.668.1200 46 Siam Classic 5261 Hollywood Blvd 323.485.2800 47 Nuch Beauty & Massage 5134 Hollywood Blvd
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