Crenshaw, also known as
The Crenshaw District, is a
neighborhood and district in the southwestern area of the city of
Los Angeles, California. It derives its name from
Crenshaw Boulevard, one of the city's principal thoroughfares. The Crenshaw business corridor along this street is the center of African American commerce in Los Angeles. White (not Latino), 16.89%; Asian, 4.38%; American Indians, 0.43%; Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanders, 0.20%; other races, 9.20%; two or more races, 9.32%.