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| Former name(s) | Angeles Mesa Drive |
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| Namesake | George L. Crenshaw |
| Length | 23.46 mi (37.76 km) |
| Location | Los Angeles, Inglewood, Hawthorne, Gardena, Torrance, Rancho Palos Verdes California, U.S. |
| Nearest metro station |  :
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| North end | Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles |
| South end | Burrell Lane in Rancho Palos Verdes |
Crenshaw Boulevard is a north-south thoroughfare that runs through Crenshaw and other neighborhoods along a 23-mile (37.76 km) route in the west-central part of Los Angeles, California, United States.[1]
The street extends between Wilshire Boulevard in Mid-Wilshire, Los Angeles, on the north and Rolling Hills, on the south. Crenshaw marks the eastern boundaries of Torrance, and Hawthorne and the western border of Gardena.
The commercial corridor in the Hyde Park neighborhood is known as "the heart of African American commerce in Los Angeles".[2][3]
- ^ Christopher Hawthorne, "Crenshaw Boulevard comes to a crossroads", Los Angeles Times, September 15, 2012.
- ^ Robinson-Jacobs, Karen (May 2, 2001). "Noticing a Latin Flavor in Crenshaw". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ^ Meares, Hadley (May 17, 2019). "How Crenshaw became black LA's main street". Curbed LA. Retrieved May 18, 2019.