Glendale City Council members unveil the Artsakh Avenue sign on October 2
It was a festive day in Glendale on Tuesday when members of the Glendale City Council, were joined by city and state officials, community members and residents for the official inauguration and designation of Artsakh Avenue, in the heart of the city’s downtown—a stretch of road formerly called Maryland Avenue from that extends from Harvard Street to Wilson Avenue.
Joining the celebration was State Senator Anthony Portantino and Robert Avetisyan, the Permanent Representative of Artsakh in the United States.
In June, the City Council voted to rename the portion of Maryland Avenue to Artsakh Avenue, through an effort that was launched by a group of Glendale citizens who wanted a street in Glendale to be named after Artsakh. The City Council acknowledged the effort and settled for that stretch, which more centrally located that the other options it was presented.
State Senator Anthony Portantino places stones he brought back from Artsakh at the foot of the Artsakh Avenue sign
In his remarks during the inauguration ceremony, Glendale Mayor Zareh Sinanyan recalled that the Armenian community in Glendale has a long history and became more settled beginning in the 1970’s when families from around the world and other parts of the Los Angeles made Glendale their home.
“Armenians have poured their heart and soul, working hard in the development of Glendale. Today the city has become the heart of Armenian in the United States,â€
