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Crenshaw Boulevard is a principal north-south thoroughfare in Los Angeles, California that runs through Crenshaw and other neighborhoods along a 23-mile route in the west-central part of the city.
Contents
- Map of Crenshaw Blvd California USA
- Overview
- Revitalization Project
- History
- Metro
- LADOT
- Transit expansion
- Notable Landmarks
- References
Map of Crenshaw Blvd, California, USA
Overview
The street starts at Wilshire Boulevard in Hancock Park and runs through several demographically diverse areas to end in Rolling Hills. In the early 1900s there were tracks for the 5 Line streetcar line in the 1920s through 1950s ran down the median between Leimert Boulevard on the north to near Florence Ave on the south. Since the abandonment of the streetcars, the former railway median has been narrowed, the driving lanes improved and the street reconfigured for automobiles. Many local residents were disappointed to see 71 mature trees chopped down to make way for the Space Shuttle Endeavour to be moved from LAX to the California Science Center.
Revitalization Project
Additional trees were removed for the under construction Crenshaw/LAX Line, but various officials have promised an aesthetically cohesive new revitilized boulevard with more trees being planted than were removed. It will also feature bike lanes, wider sidewalks, new Metro bus stops, street furniture with traffic lights and street lights.
History
The street was named in 1904 for banker and Los Angeles real estate developer George Lafayette Crenshaw who also developed Lafayette Square.
Metro
Metro Local lines 40 and 210, Metro Rapid lines 710 and 740, and Torrance Transit line 10 serve Crenshaw Boulevard; Metro lines 210 and 710 run through the majority of Crenshaw Boulevard to Artesia Boulevard, Metro lines 40 and 740 from Crenshaw District to Hyde Park, and Torrance Transit line 10 south of Artesia Boulevard. The Metro Green Line serves the Crenshaw station on Crenshaw Boulevard underneath Interstate 105, while the Metro Expo Line runs along Exposition Blvd and serves Expo/Crenshaw station at the intersection with Exposition Boulevard.
In the Crenshaw district, Crenshaw Boulevard and Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza are served primarily by LADOT trolleys, buses and soon a light rail subway line with four Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus lines:
Crenshaw Boulevard is also briefly served in the Crenshaw district by the following LACMTA lines:
LADOT
Crenshaw Boulevard is also briefly served in the Crenshaw district by the following LADOT Dash lines:
Transit expansion
The Crenshaw/LAX Line is currently under construction. It will transport passengers from the existing Expo/Crenshaw station to the planned Aviation/96th Street station and Metro Green line stations. It is projected to be completed in early 2019.