The Crenshaw Christian Center campus sits on the edge of the Vermont Knolls neighborhood in South LA. Continue reading Home of the FaithDome: Crenshaw Christian Center’s History in South Los Angeles
The Wilfandel Club maintains the legacy of a civic-minded women’s organization that rose to prominence in the segregated Post-War era of Los Angeles. Continue reading How the Wilfandel Club Pushed the Boundaries of Gatherings in South Los Angeles
Just decades ago, this tiresome brown building at 5700 South Hoover had a vibrant history of welcoming and saving lives in South Los Angeles. Continue reading The South Hoover Hospital: A Forgotten Tale
In the early 1950s a team of doctors planned to build a state of the art hospital in Southwest Los Angeles amid a city-wide hospital bed shortage. Yet by the mid 1980s, the hospital was left locked and abandoned, leaving South LA with one less hospital. What happened in these 40 years? Let’s find out. Continue reading South LA’s Broadway Hospital: Built and Demolished within 40 years
This is the Watts Station, a Pacific Electric Rail station that operated for over 50 years. But what’s the significance of this station, anyway? Continue reading This Is the Building That Started Watts: The Historic Watts Train Station
The Slauson Swap Meet stands an integral part of South Los Angeles history and culture. So what’s the story behind it? Here’s a deep dive. Continue reading The Slauson Swap Meet: History of South LA’s Iconic Indoor Super Mall |
South LA has plenty of secrets nestled away in its 16 square miles. But very few like this one. This is Village Green, a meticulously landscaped condominium community that’s nestled behind Obama Boulevard in South LA’s Baldwin Hills neighborhood. Within it are thousands of residents, and hundreds of families, spread across 67 acres, 97 structures, and 627 condominium units. It is also regarded as one … Continue reading Village Green: South LA’s Award-Winning Planned Community in Baldwin Hills |
The 110 Harbor Freeway sparked a series of protests in a South LA that was very different from the one we know today. Continue reading How Building the 110 Freeway Cheated South LA
n 1925, South LA was home to the very first Wrigley Stadium in the country. It was a steel-built, minor league baseball field that was once home to the Los Angeles Angels. Continue reading Wrigley Field in South LA? How Los Angeles Lost One of Its Finest Baseball Parks
Believe it or not, South LA is home to one of the very first modern malls in the nation. And that history starts with the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza, locally known as the Crenshaw Mall. Continue reading A Brief History of the Crenshaw Mall
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