Landmarks
A neighborhood secondary school that is home to alumni Schoolboy Q, Ice-T, and James T. Butts.
Hint: Mascot=Cougars
What is Crenshaw High School?
An annual Crenshaw-based celebration of the LGBTQ+ community during the month of June.
Hint: Located at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza.
What is Our Pride: South LA?
A well-known pastry business near the intersection of Slauson Ave. and Crenshaw Blvd.
Hint: Donuts
Slauson Donuts
A yoga and dance studio that offers a variety of yoga and dance classes to South LA residents off all ages, kids to seniors.
Hint: Located on Crenshaw Blvd. and 54th Street
What is Crenshaw Yoga and Dance Studio?
A 1993 John Singleton film featuring Tupac Shakur, Janet Jackson and Regina King set in South LA and Oakland.
What is Poetic Justice?
The official new name for Rodeo Road.
Hint: Changed in May 2019
What is Obama Blvd.?
An annual festival and march honoring Civil Rights Activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Hint: The march begins on MLK Blvd., turns onto Crenshaw Ave. and ends on Vernon Ave.
The festival is located at Leimert Park Village.
What is the Kingdom Day Parade and Freedom Festival?
A casual counter restaurant and deli featuring New York inspired eats like heroes and New Orleans inspired eats like po-boys.
Hint: Located on Crenshaw Blvd. between W Martin Luther King Blvd. and Coliseum St.
What is Orleans and York?
A non-profit organization that offers a comprehensive dance curriculum to students ages four and up.
Hint: Located on Santa Rosalia Dr. right next to the Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw Mall.
What is Debbie Allen Dance Academy?
A 1991 John Singleton film featuring Ice Cube, Cuba Gooding, Jr. Morris Chestnut and Nia Long set in South Los Angeles.
What is Boyz N the Hood?
The official name for the intersection of Crenshaw Blvd. and Slauson Ave.
Hint: Changed in April 2019
What is Nipsey Hussle Square?
A themed monthly art festival for all ages that where participants enjoy art, music culture and family.
Hint: Located in Leimert Park
What is Leimert Park Artwalk?
A classic Southern and soul food and eatery that has been serving the Los Angeles area for over 25 years.
Hint: Located on the corner of Crenshaw Blvd. and Westmount Ave.
What is Dulan's on Crenshaw?
A store established by Nipsey Hussle that sells Crenshaw-inspired streetwear.
Hint: Located in the shopping center at the intersection of Slauson Ave. and Crenshaw Blvd.
What is The Marathon Clothing Store?
Issa Rae's HBO comedy-drama television series based that is set in Inglewood, South LA, and the Crenshaw District.
What is Insecure?
The only active live theater in South Los Angeles. This historic theater was built in 1931 by Howard Hughes and now hosts community events, theatrical productions, music classes and city functions.
Hints: 1. Located in Leimert Park Village
2. Currently under restoration and renovation process
What is the Vision Theater?
L.A.'s biggest street food and entertainment festival that attracts 350,000 people annually.
Hint: Located on Crenshaw Blvd. between Stocker St. and Obama Blvd.
What is Taste of Soul?
A restaurant serving a variety of pizzas, American foods, and soul foods rated #1 by the Forum.
Hint: Located on Santa Rosalia Dr. right next to the Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw Mall
What is Post & Beam?
An exhibition space that holds contemporary art and complementary art lectures/discussions along with a space where foster youth may receive life-skills training, access to housing opportunities, and individualized education.
Hint: Located in Leimert Park Village
What is Art + Practice Exhibition Space?
A 2018 television series on Netflix featuring a rising football player at "South Crenshaw High" that is recruited to play for a team in Beverly Hills.
Hint: Filmed in Los Angeles with actors Daniel Ezra and Taye Diggs
What is All American?
The first African American church to be founded in Los Angeles. The founder was a Black woman named Biddy Mason who was a nurse, entrepreneur and philanthropist.
Hint: The nearest cross streets are Western Ave. and W. Adams Blvd.
What is First African Methodist Episcopal Church?
A free 3-day event featuring jazz, reggae, Afro-beats, spoken word, comedy and traditional African drumming and dance.
Hint: Hosted Labor Day Weekend in Leimert Park
What is the Leimert Park Village African Art and Music Festival?
A Black-owned family take-out restaurant selling gourmet hot dogs in the Crenshaw District.
Hint: Located on Crenshaw Blvd. between W Martin Luther King Blvd. and Coliseum St.
What is Earle's on Crenshaw?
A Crenshaw-based community co-working facility that focuses on developing underrepresented entrepreneurs.
Hint: Located on S Gramercy Pl. between W. 60th and W. 62nd Street.
What is Vector 90?
A rapper from Leimert Park with 5 independent mixtapes as well as collaborations with Nipsey Hussle and Kehlani.
Hint: From the Westside with Love
Who is Dom Kennedy?