A motion for the new sign honoring LGBTQ+ pioneers on 2nd and Main streets was unanimously approved by the L.A. City Council this month.
, is now a historic landmark for the LGBTQ+ community. Officials designated the Cooper Do-nuts/Nancy Valverde Square in a small unveiling ceremony this week.
Councilmember Kevin de Leon presents Lupe Martinez, the sister of Nancy Valverde, with flowers at a Thursday, June 22 unveiling ceremony of the Cooper Do-nuts/Nancy Valverde Square at 2nd and Main streets in downtown Los Angeles. Lupe Martinez, the sister of Nancy Valverde, attends a Saturday, June 24 community unveiling ceremony of the Cooper Do-nuts/Nancy Valverde Square in downtown Los Angeles.
Keith Evans, whose grandfather ran the Cooper Do-nuts shop, with L.A. Councilmember Kevin de Leon; Lupe Martinez, the sister of Nancy Valverde; Tony Hoover with the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council, and LAPD Commander Ruby Flores at a June 22 unveiling ceremony of the Cooper Do-nuts/Nancy Valverde Square in downtown Los Angeles.
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