Old Armenian Town, Fresno, California

Old Armenian Town in Fresno, California, is a former enclave of Armenian immigrants. Community gathering places include the Armenian Community Center[1] on Ventura Street and the Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church.[2] There are also restaurants and delis that specialize in Armenian food.

As of 2020, there were plans to redevelop the area.[3] The new project, also dubbed "Old Armenian Town" is to contain a courthouse for California's Fifth Appellate District Court of Appeals, a major multi-story commercial office building, and an Armenian Museum.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Armenian Community Center website". Archived from the original on August 9, 2007. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  2. ^ "Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church". Archived from the original on March 6, 2006. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  3. ^ Rodriguez, Rich (2020-06-10). "Old Armenian Town project could be finished by early 2021". KMPH. Archived from the original on May 8, 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-12.

36°43′57″N 119°46′55″W / 36.7325°N 119.7819°W / 36.7325; -119.7819


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