Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza | Shopping mall in California

Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza (alternately BHCP) is a shopping mall located in the Baldwin Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. This was one of the first regional shopping centers in the United States built specifically for the automobile.

Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza Los Angeles California
Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza Los Angeles California

Two anchor buildings, completed in 1947, retain their original Streamline Moderne style. Since the mid-1960s, the mall has become a major economic and cultural hub of surrounding African-American communities which include a spectrum of socioeconomic classes.