HISTORIC FILIPINOTOWN Recognizing the area’s rich history of Pilipino presence, on August 2, 2002, a 2.1-square-mile district in Los Angeles’ Temple-Beverly corridor was officially designated as “Historic Filipinotown.” The district is bordered on the west by Hoover Street, on the east by Glendale, on the north by the 101 Freeway, and on the south by Beverly Boulevard. The 2000 U.S. Census reports that there are approximately 300,000 Filipino Americans living in Los Angeles County. Over 100,000 reside in the City of Los Angeles. An estimated 6,900 live in Historic Filipinotown.