LAS VEGAS ( FOX5 ) — Hundreds of community members came to celebrate the official designation of Filipino Town as a Clark County Cultural District.

Filipino Town stretches for 1.5 miles on Maryland Parkway between Desert Inn and Flamingo Road.

The decades-long dream has finally come to fruition for more than 200,000 Filipinos across Nevada, many of whom live in the Las Vegas Valley.

Long-time Las Vegas leader Rozita Lee, almost 91 years old, got to unveil the sign before the crowd. FOX5 told you how Lee personally submitted the application for Filipino Town, who helped grow businesses along the bustling corridor.

“I saw the pride in them, and I was so happy... people loved the fact that we have an area that is designated for us, for the Filipinos,” said

People traveled from across

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