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With full funding finally secured, the community helped guide the process which led to design renderings that were released in June 2020. In 2018, through Council motion, Councilmember O’Farrell committed an initial $152,000 for the Eastern Gateway Project and then identified additional funding that would pave the way for completing this historic landmark. When Councilmember O’Farrell took office in 2013, he worked with the Filipino American community to continue many improvements that were being advocated for by local stakeholders, including: the restoration of the “Gintong Kasaysayan, Gintong Pamana (A Glorious History, A Golden Legacy)” mural at Unidad Park, HiFi Highlights, beautification of the HiFi Western Gateway, and to identify funding for the Eastern Gateway.
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The effort to install a landmark at the eastern entrance to Historic Filipinotown has been in the works for nearly two decades, beginning with a community study of Historic Filipinotown improvements commissioned in March 2003 by then-Councilmember Eric Garcetti.
celebrates our rich diversity and continues to invest in projects that uplift underrepresented communities.”
“As a first generation immigrant, I am proud the City of L.A. The community has long advocated for more visibility and was committed to bringing the Eastern Gateway to life, and thanks to Councilmember O’Farrell’s leadership and all our community partners, we are almost at the finish line,” said Commissioner Jessica Caloza, City of Los Angeles Board of Public Works. “The key to building and enhancing the beautiful neighborhood we all know as Historic Filipinotown has always been community. All are symbols with deep roots in Filipino culture. The project, which features the work of Filipino artists Eliseo Art Silva and Celestino Geronimo, Jr., has numerous design elements, including: the Parol the Gumamela flower also known as hibiscus, which pays tribute to frontline workers and the Sarimanok. It will rise 30 feet high and span 82 feet across the width of Beverly Boulevard, at the eastern entrance into Historic Filipinotown. The gateway, officially called “Talang Gabay - Our Guiding Star,” was commissioned by the City of Los Angeles and has a construction cost of $587,000. This beautiful, historic landmark will be a source of pride for the Filipino community, and will rightfully celebrate this vibrant neighborhood and the incredible contributions Filipino Americans make to the City of Los Angeles.” “This project has been a labor of love by so many people in Historic Filipinotown. “After many years, countless meetings, and a lot of blood, sweat, and tears, I’m proud to share that the Historic Filipinotown Eastern Gateway will be installed and unveiled this spring,” said Councilmember O’Farrell. The long-awaited project celebrating the Filipino American community is expected to be unveiled in May, coinciding with Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.Ĭouncilmember Mitch O’Farrell, who represents Historic Filipinotown on the Los Angeles City Council, today announced that the long-awaited Historic Filipinotown Eastern Gateway will be installed and unveiled this spring, in time for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in May.
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