Buena Park’s northern portion was designated as “Koreatown” late last month, and on Tuesday, Oct. 10, city councilmembers unveiled the first signage displaying the new moniker.
The sign was installed on the corner of Orangethorpe Avenue and Beach Boulevard near the entrance of the Source Mall, a mixed-use retail, restaurant and entertainment complex home to several big-name Korean businesses. Councilmember Joyce Ahn described it as the “landmark” of Buena Park’s Koreatown.
State, county and local Buena Park officials pull a rope unveiling the first Koreatown designation sign on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at the corner of Orangethorpe Avenue and Beach Boulevard in Buena Park. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Buena Park Mayor Arthur C. Brown speaks to state, county and local Buena Park officials on hand at The Source as the city unveils the first Koreatown designation sign on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at the corner of Orangethorpe Avenue and Beach Boulevard in Buena Park. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A Koreatown sign is seen by passing vehicles at the corner of Orangethorpe Avenue and Beach Boulevard in Buena Park on Tuesday, October 10, 2023.
State, county and local Buena Park officials were on hand to officially unveil the sign on Tuesday. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Young Wan Kim, Consul General, Republic of Korea, Los Angeles, speaks to state, county and local Buena Park officials on hand at The Source as the city unveils the first Koreatown designation sign on Tuesday, October 10, 2023. The sign is posted at the corner of Orangethorpe Avenue and Beach Boulevard in Buena Park. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Buena Park Mayor Arthur C. Brown speaks to state, county and local Buena Park officials on hand at The Source as the city unveils the first Koreatown designation sign on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at the corner of Orangethorpe Avenue and Beach Boulevard in Buena Park. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A Koreatown sign is seen by passing vehicles at the corner of Orangethorpe Avenue and Beach Boulevard in Buena Park on Tuesday, October 10, 2023.
State, county and local Buena Park officials were on hand to officially unveil the sign on Tuesday. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
State, county and local Buena Park officials are on hand at The Source as the city unveils the first Koreatown designation sign on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at the corner of Orangethorpe Avenue and Beach Boulevard in Buena Park. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
State, county and local Buena Park officials are on hand at The Source as the city unveils the first Koreatown designation sign on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at the corner of Orangethorpe Avenue and Beach Boulevard in Buena Park. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
“‘Koreatown’ is more than a name; it’s a recognition of a community that has significantly shaped the cultural and economic landscape of Buena Park,” Ahn said. “I am filled with pride as we take this step forward in celebrating our city’s beautiful diversity.”
The city’s Koreatown runs along the section of Beach Boulevard between Orangethorpe and Rosecrans avenues. Additional signage displaying the Koreatown moniker will be placed at key intersections where Beach Boulevard intersects with Artesia Boulevard and Commonwealth, Malvern and Rosecrans avenues.
