Armenian Genocide: Freeway Signs Point To Memorials In Montebello

Armenian Community Gathers To Celebrate Highway Signs

It's only a sign.

But the large green message board unveiled next to the Pomona Freeway packed an emotional punch for those gathered Friday in Montebello.

"Armenian Genocide Martyrs Monument Next Exit," it reads.

A pair of the directional signs, authorized by the state Legislature, point the way to a memorial tower above Garfield Avenue that commemorates the attempt a century ago to eliminate Armenians from the Ottoman Empire.

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