Crenshaw, Los Angeles
Crenshaw | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: The 'Shaw | |
Crenshaw | |
| Coordinates: 34°01′05″N 118°20′26″W / 34.01810°N 118.34064°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| City | Los Angeles |
| Time zone | Pacific |
| ZIP Code | 90008 |
| Area Code | 323 |
Crenshaw, also referred to as the Crenshaw District, is a neighborhood in South Los Angeles, California.
The neighborhood's diverse cultural history is marked by an influx of Japanese Americans after World War II and the subsequent development of a thriving African American community. By the early 1970s, African Americans were Crenshaw's majority demographic group, and the neighborhood came to be known as a hub of Black culture in Los Angeles.