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Destination Crenshaw
Destination Crenshaw is an under-construction open-air museum along Crenshaw Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, dedicated to preserving the history and culture of African Americans. The project includes new pocket parks, outdoor sculptures, murals, street furniture, and landscaping. Design The design of the street features four nodes along its length, each featuring a theme celebrating the heritage of the area's African American art. The northernmost end of the project at Sankofa Park creates a large new public park adjacent to Leimert Park Metro station. A Sankofa bird is depicted with its head turned backwards while its feet face forward carrying a precious egg in its mouth. Park visitors will be able to look north and south from an elevated viewing platform. Sculptures by Charles Dickson, Maren Hassinger, Artis Lane, and Kehinde Wiley will be in Sankofa Park. The nearby Leimert Plaza Park is a gathering place in Leimert Park Village which has served as a hub of Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crenshaw Boulevard
Crenshaw Boulevard is a north-south thoroughfare in Los Angeles, California, that runs through Crenshaw and other neighborhoods along a 23-mile (37.76 km) route in the west-central part of the city. 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". History Crenshaw Boulevard was named after banker and Los Angeles real estate developer George Lafayette Crenshaw who also developed the affluent Lafayette Square. The southern end of Crenshaw Boulevard was at Adams Street until 1916-1918, when the road was extended between Adams on the north and Slauson Avenue on the south. The extension saved three miles in travel over the nearest through road ( Western Avenue) and five miles over th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
